Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 50 | 2:23:41.3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 50 | +5.7 secs | 7 | 3 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 Lap | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | 38 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 49 | +1 Lap | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 Laps | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 47 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| 7 | 14 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 46 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 46 | +4 Laps | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | André Simon | Gordini | 45 | +5 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 42 | +8 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 41 | +9 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 47 | Steering | 3 | |
| Ret | 46 | Umberto Maglioli Jean Behra |
Maserati | 42 | Steering | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 32 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 23 | Magneto | 5 | |
| Ret | 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 16 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 13 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 12 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 9 | Tyre | 2 | |
| Ret | 34 | Luigi Villoresi Jo Bonnier |
Maserati | 7 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 7 | Chassis | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 6 | Tyre | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Les Leston | Connaught-Alta | 6 | Suspension | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 3 | Engine | 21 | |
| DNS | 50 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Practice Accident |
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