| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 2:29,004 | - |
| 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 2:30,004 | + 1,000 |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 2:30,005 | + 1,001 |
| 4 | J. F. Gonzalez | Ferrari | 2:30,006 | + 1,002 |
| 5 | Onofré Marimón | Maserati | 2:31,006 | + 2,002 |
| 6 | B. Bira | Maserati | 2:35,001 | + 5,997 |
| 7 | Hans Herrman | Mercedes | 2:35,003 | + 5,999 |
| 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:35,006 | + 6,002 |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:36,001 | + 6,997 |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:36,003 | + 6,999 |
| 11 | Roberto Mières | Maserati | 2:38,007 | + 9,003 |
| 12 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 2:42,000 | + 12,996 |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:42,001 | + 12,997 |
| 14 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:42,007 | + 13,003 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 2:52,005 | + 23,001 |
| 16 | Ken Wharton | Maserati | 3:09,003 | + 39,999 |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini | ||
| 18 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | ||
| 19 | Paul Frère | Gordini | ||
| 20 | Georges Berger | Gordini | ||
| 21 | Harry Schell | Maserati | ||
| 107% | 2:39,434 | |||