| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:40,001 | - |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:40,007 | + 0,006 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 2:42,006 | + 2,005 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:43,008 | + 3,007 |
| 5 | Onofré Marimón | Maserati | 2:44,005 | + 4,004 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2:44,006 | + 4,005 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:48,001 | + 8,000 |
| 8 | Toulo de Graffenreid | Maserati | 2:49,009 | + 9,008 |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 2:51,005 | + 11,004 |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:50,000 | + 9,999 |
| 11 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 2:54,008 | + 14,007 |
| 12 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:55,000 | + 14,999 |
| 13 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 2:55,001 | + 15,000 |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:55,004 | + 15,003 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 2:57,001 | + 17,000 |
| 16 | Paul Frère | HWM | 2:57,009 | + 17,008 |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 3:01,005 | + 21,004 |
| 18 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 3:07,004 | + 27,003 |
| 19 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 3:21,001 | + 41,000 |
| 20 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 3:29,007 | + 49,006 |
| 107% | 2:51,201 | |||