British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago |
| 10 | Bob Gerard | ERA |
| 11 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago |
| 12 | Brian Shawe Taylor | ERA |
| 13 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
| 15 | David Murray | Maserati |
| 16 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Maserati |
| 17 | John James | Maserati |
| 18 | Joe Kelly | Alta |
| 19 | Peter Walker | BRM |
| 20 | Reg Parnell | BRM |