British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Reg Parnell | Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
| 6 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago |
| 7 | Eugène Martin | Talbot-Lago |
| 8 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 10 | Tony Rolt | ERA |
| 10 | Peter Walker | ERA |
| 11 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 12 | Leslie Johnson | ERA |
| 13 | Bob Gerard | ERA |
| 14 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | Cuth Harrison | ERA |
| 16 | David Hampshire | Maserati |
| 17 | Geoff Crossley | Alta |
| 18 | David Murray | Maserati |
| 19 | Joe Kelly | Alta |
| 20 | Joe Fry | Maserati |
| 20 | Brian Shawe Taylor | Maserati |
| 21 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |