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 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 5 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 6 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 7 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari |
| 10 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago |
| 11 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago |
| 12 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 14 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 16 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 17 | Aldo Gordini | Simca |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca |
| 19 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago |
| 20 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |
| 21 | André Simon | Simca |
| 22 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 23 | Robert Manzon | Simca |