| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1:53,002 | - |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1:53,009 | + 0,007 |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:55,001 | + 1,999 |
| 4 | J. F. Gonzalez | Ferrari | 1:55,009 | + 2,007 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 1:57,009 | + 4,007 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1:58,002 | + 5,000 |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 1:58,003 | + 5,001 |
| 8 | Reg Parnell | BRM | ||
| 9 | Toulo de Graffenreid | Alfa Romeo | 2:05,002 | + 12,000 |
| 10 | Ken Richardson | BRM | ||
| 11 | André Simon | Simca-Gordini | 2:08,000 | + 14,998 |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 2:08,009 | + 15,007 |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 2:09,000 | + 15,998 |
| 14 | Yves G.-Cabantous | Lago-Talbot | 2:09,003 | + 16,001 |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Lago-Talbot | 2:10,008 | + 17,006 |
| 16 | Chico Landi | Ferrari | ||
| 17 | Louis Chiron | Lago-Talbot | ||
| 18 | Franco Rol | OSCA | ||
| 19 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | ||
| 20 | Pierre Levegh | Lago-Talbot | ||
| 21 | Johnny Claes | Lago-Talbot | ||
| 22 | Jacques Swaters | Lago-Talbot | ||
| 107% | 2:00,912 | |||