French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
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 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 4 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago |
| 5 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 7 | Franco Rol | Maserati |
| 8 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 9 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 11 | Reg Parnell | Maserati |
| 12 | Robert Manzon | Simca |
| 13 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago |
| 16 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago |
| 17 | David Hampshire | Maserati |
| 18 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |