| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:51,001 | - |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:52,007 | + 1,006 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 1:53,000 | + 1,999 |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 1:53,007 | + 2,006 |
| 5 | J. F. Gonzalez | Maserati | 1:54,001 | + 3,000 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:54,009 | + 3,008 |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenreid | Maserati | 1:58,007 | + 7,006 |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 1:59,005 | + 8,004 |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Connaught | 2:00,000 | + 8,999 |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 2:00,001 | + 9,000 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 2:00,005 | + 9,004 |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:01,002 | + 10,001 |
| 13 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:01,005 | + 10,004 |
| 14 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught | 2:01,009 | + 10,008 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 2:02,004 | + 11,003 |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM | 2:03,001 | + 12,000 |
| 17 | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 2:03,009 | + 12,008 |
| 18 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 2:06,004 | + 15,003 |
| 19 | Roberto Mières | Gordini | 2:08,005 | + 17,004 |
| 107% | 1:58,771 | |||