Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz, 1:45 Fastest Lap: José Froilan Gonzalez, Ferrari, 1:50 = 154.16 km/h Mike Hawthorn, Ferrari Onofre Marimón, Maserati Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz Stirling Moss, Maserati Jean Behra, Gordini Alberto Ascari, Maserati Results: 1 José Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari 2:56:14.0 = 144.34 km/h 2 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari - 01:10.0 3 Onofre Marimón Maserati - 1 lap 4 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz - 1 lap 5 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari - 3 laps 6 Roberto Mieres Maserati - 3 laps 7 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz - 3 laps 8 Ken Wharton Maserati - 4 laps 9 André Pilette Gordini - 4 laps 10 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol - 5 laps 11 Don Beauman Connaught - 6 laps 12 Harry Schell Maserati - 7 laps 13 Leslie Marr Connaught - 8 laps 14 Leslie Thorne Connaught -12 laps 15 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol -46 laps Retirements: Stirling Moss Maserati 80 laps Rear Axle Bill Whitehouse Connaught 64 laps Engine Jean Behra Gordini 55 laps Rear Suspension Roy Salvadori Maserati 54 laps Transmission Birabongse Bhanuban/ Ron Flockhart Maserati 45 laps Accident John Riseley-Pritchard Connaught 41 laps Accident Luigi Villoresi/ Alberto Ascari Maserati 41 laps Connecting Rod Reg Parnell Ferrari 26 laps Engine Alberto Ascari Maserati 21 laps Valve Clemar Bucci Gordini 18 laps Accident Peter Collins Vanwall Special 17 laps Gasket Robert Manzon Ferrari 16 laps Cracked Block Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 5 laps Oil Pipe Louis Rosier Ferrari 3 laps Engine Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 3 laps Did Not Start: Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol Qualifying Times: 1 1 J.M.Fangio Mercedes 1'45. 2 9 J.F.Gonzalez Ferrari 1'46. 3 11 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1'46. 4 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 1'47. 5 17 Jean Behra Gordini 1'48. 6 2 Karl Kling Mercedes 1'48. 7 5 Roy Salvadori Maserati 1'48. 8 10 M.Trintignant Ferrari 1'48. 9 8 Ken Wharton Maserati 1'49. 10 6 Prince Bira Maserati 1'49. 11 20 Peter Collins Vanwall 1'50. 12 19 Andre Pilette Gordini 1'51. 13 18 Clemar Bucci Gordini 1'52. 14 12 Reg Parnell Ferrari 1'52. 15 14 Robert Manzon Ferrari 1'52. 16 3 Harry Schell Maserati 1'52. 17 25 Don Beauman Connaught/Francis 1'55. 18 29 Bob Gerard Cooper/Bristol 1'55. 19 22 Bill Whitehouse Connaught/Francis 1'56. 20 28 Horace Gould Cooper/Bristol 1'56. 21 24 J.R.-Prichard Connaught/Francis 1'58. 22 23 Leslie Marr Connaught/Francis 1'58. 23 26 Leslie Thorne Connaught/Francis 1'59. 24 21 Peter Whitehead Cooper/Alta 2'00. 25 30 Eric Brandon Cooper/Bristol 2'05. 26 27 Alan Brown Cooper/Bristol 2'12. 27 32 Luigi Villoresi Maserati no time 28 33 Onofre Marimon Maserati no time 29 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari no time 30 31 Alberto Ascari Maserati no time 31 4 Roberto Mieres Maserati no time