| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:42,006 | - |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2:43,004 | + 0,998 |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:43,007 | + 1,001 |
| 4 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 2:45,004 | + 2,998 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:45,006 | + 3,000 |
| 6 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2:45,009 | + 3,003 |
| 7 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:46,000 | + 3,994 |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:47,007 | + 5,001 |
| 9 | Portago Alfonso De | Ferrari | 2:47,008 | + 5,002 |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 2:50,001 | + 7,995 |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 2:51,006 | + 9,000 |
| 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 2:52,007 | + 10,001 |
| 13 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:54,006 | + 12,000 |
| 14 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 2:58,004 | + 15,998 |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 2:59,002 | + 16,996 |
| 16 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 3:02,006 | + 20,000 |
| 17 | Chico Godia | Maserati | 3:02,009 | + 20,003 |
| 18 | Toulo de Graffenreid | Maserati | 3:03,003 | + 20,997 |
| 19 | Les Leston | Connaught | 3:04,003 | + 21,997 |
| 20 | Silva Ramos Hernando Da | Gordini | 3:04,008 | + 22,002 |
| 21 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 3:05,000 | + 22,994 |
| 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 3:06,006 | + 24,000 |
| 23 | Ronald Flockhart | Connaught | 3:08,001 | + 25,995 |
| 24 | André Simon | Gordini | 3:13,003 | + 30,997 |
| 107% | 2:53,346 | |||