Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 2:18:12.4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 15 | +21.4 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 15 | +22.5 secs | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 15 | +1:17.1 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +1:53.1 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +2:41.4 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 15 | +3:23.1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 5 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 15 | +5:23.1 | 14 | |
| 9 | 28 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +5:23.7 | 18 | |
| 10 | 19 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +12:11.5 | 15 | |
| 11 | 33 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 30 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 24 | |
| 13 | 11 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 14 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 14 | 31 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 14 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 15 | 37 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 16 | 27 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +2 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 6 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Engine | 21 | |
| NC | 38 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 11 | Not Classified | 26 | |
| Ret | 32 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 10 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 6 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 5 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 3 | Handling | 23 | |
| Ret | 17 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 1 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Fire | 6 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Accident | 2 | |
| WD | 10 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | Car unraceworthy | |||
| WD | 12 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | Car raced by Burgess | |||
| WD | 25 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Practice accident | |||
| WD | 29 | Piero Monteverdi | MBM-Porsche | ||||
| WD | 34 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Climax | ||||
| WD | 35 | Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | Car not ready | |||
| WD | 39 | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax |
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