Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 43 | 2:03:13.0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 46 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 43 | +31.2 secs | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 43 | +2:28.4 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 60 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 43 | +2:40.4 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 43 | +2:40.5 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 42 | +1 Lap | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 74 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 41 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 62 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 41 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 48 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 41 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 10 | 16 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 40 | +3 Laps | 27 | |
| 11 | 20 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 39 | +4 Laps | 23 | |
| 12 | 58 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | 38 | +5 Laps | 29 | |
| Ret | 28 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 36 | Wheel bearing | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 23 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 72 | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 19 | Engine | 30 | |
| Ret | 44 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 14 | Suspension | 8 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ricardo RodrÃguez | Ferrari | 13 | Fuel system | 2 | |
| Ret | 32 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 13 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 50 | Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 22 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 11 | Suspension | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Overheating | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Climax | 6 | Engine | 31 | |
| Ret | 38 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 5 | Chassis | 9 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Engine | 26 | |
| Ret | 42 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 2 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 1 | Fatal accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 36 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 54 | Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 56 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Engine | 28 | |
| Ret | 52 | Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 1 | Engine | 32 | |
| Ret | 18 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Accident | 25 | |
| DNQ | 68 | André Pilette | Emeryson-Maserati | ||||
| DNS | 46 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | Practice only | |||
| DNS | 58 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | Pirocchi drove car | |||
| WD | 34 | Alfonso Thiele | Cooper-Climax | ||||
| WD | 64 | Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| WD | 66 | Menato Boffa | Cooper-Climax | ||||
| WD | 70 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | No car |
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