| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:05,007 | - |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2:06,006 | + 0,999 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 2:07,000 | + 1,993 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:07,002 | + 1,995 |
| 5 | J. F. Gonzalez | Maserati | 2:07,006 | + 1,999 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 2:07,008 | + 2,001 |
| 7 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:08,002 | + 2,995 |
| 8 | André Simon | Ferrari | 2:09,001 | + 3,994 |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Connaught | 2:09,008 | + 4,001 |
| 10 | Elie Bayol | OSCA | 2:10,006 | + 4,999 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:10,008 | + 5,001 |
| 12 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 2:11,002 | + 5,995 |
| 13 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:11,006 | + 5,999 |
| 14 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 2:11,008 | + 6,001 |
| 15 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 2:12,002 | + 6,995 |
| 16 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 2:12,007 | + 7,000 |
| 17 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:12,007 | + 7,000 |
| 18 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 2:13,000 | + 7,993 |
| 19 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 2:14,000 | + 8,993 |
| 20 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 2:14,000 | + 8,993 |
| 21 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 2:15,000 | + 9,993 |
| 22 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught | 2:15,001 | + 9,994 |
| 23 | Heitel Cantoni | Maserati | 2:15,009 | + 10,002 |
| 24 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 2:17,001 | + 11,994 |
| 107% | 2:13,757 | |||