Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 6 | Dorino Serafini | Ferrari |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 7 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Piero Taruffi | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago |
| 9 | Franco Rol | Maserati |
| 10 | Robert Manzon | Simca |
| 11 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
| 16 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 16 | Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago |
| 17 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 18 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |
| 19 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 20 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago |
| 21 | Cuth Harrison | ERA |
| 22 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 23 | Felice Bonetto | Milano |
| 24 | David Murray | Maserati |
| 25 | Clemente Biondetti | Ferrari |
| 26 | Franco Comotti | Maserati |
| 27 | Paul Pietsch | Maserati |