Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 5 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 7 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 8 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 9 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 11 | Robert Manzon | Simca |
| 12 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca |
| 14 | Cuth Harrison | ERA |
| 15 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
| 16 | Bob Gerard | ERA |
| 17 | Franco Rol | Maserati |
| 18 | Alfredo Pián | Maserati |
| 19 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 20 | Harry Schell | Cooper |
| 21 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |