Swiss Grand Prix
Circuit Bremgarten
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 Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 4 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Toulo de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
| 7 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 9 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |
| 10 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari |
| 11 | Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago |
| 12 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 13 | José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago |
| 14 | Stirling Moss | HWM |
| 15 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago |
| 16 | Peter Hirt | Veritas |
| 17 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 18 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 19 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 20 | George Abecassis | HWM |
| 21 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago |