Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 5 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Connaught |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 13 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 13 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 14 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM |
| 17 | Johnny Claes | Connaught |
| 18 | Ken Wharton | Cooper |
| 19 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini |