Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz, 1:41.1 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz, 1:42.4 = 110.568 km/h Results: 1 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:58:09.7 = 105.914 km/h 2 Eugenio Castellotti Lancia - 00:20.3 2 Jean Behra/ Cesare Perdisa Maserati - 1 lap 4 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari - 1 lap 5 Luigi Villoresi Lancia - 1 lap 6 Louis Chiron Lancia - 5 laps 7 Jacques Pollet Gordini 16 - 9 laps 8 Piero Taruffi/ Paul Frère Ferrari -14 laps 9 Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz -19 laps Retirements: Jean Behra/ Cesare Perdisa Maserati 87 laps Spun Out Alberto Ascari Lancia 81 laps Accident Harry Schell Ferrari 68 laps Engine Roberto Mieres Maserati 65 laps Rear Axle Elie Bayol Gordini 64 laps Rear Axle Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz 50 laps Rear Axle Robert Manzon Gordini 39 laps Gearbox André Simon Mercedes-Benz 25 laps Engine Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 23 laps Throttle Louis Rosier Maserati 9 laps Split Fuel Tank Luigi Musso Maserati 8 laps Transmission Did Not Start: Hans Herrmann Mercedes Benz Accident / Injury Did Not Qualify: Lance Macklin Maserati Too Slow Ted Whiteaway HWM Too Slow Qualifying Times: 1 2 J.M.Fangio Mercedes 1'41.1 2 26 Alberto Ascari Lancia 1'41.1 3 6 Stirling Moss Mercedes 1'41.2 4 30 E.Castellotti Lancia 1'42.0 5 34 Jean Behra Maserati 1'42.6 6 36 Roberto Mieres Maserati 1'43.7 7 28 Luigi Villoresi Lancia 1'43.7 8 38 Luigi Musso Maserati 1'44.3 9 44 M.Trintignant Ferrari 1'44.4 10 4 Andre Simon Mercedes 1'45.5 11 40 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 1'45.6 12 18 Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 1'45.6 13 8 Robert Manzon Gordini 1'46.0 14 42 Nino Farina Ferrari 1'46.0 15 48 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 1'46.0 16 12 Elie Bayol Gordini 1'46.5 17 14 Louis Rosier Maserati 1'46.7 18 46 Harry Schell Ferrari 1'46.8 19 32 Louis Chiron Lancia 1'47.3 20 10 Jacques Pollet Gordini 1'49.4 Not qualified 21 22 Lance Macklin Maserati 1'49.4 22 24 Ted Whiteaway HWM/Alta 1'57.2