Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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 | Maserati |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 9 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | Maserati |
| 10 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 11 | Paul Frère | HWM |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 14 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 15 | Fred Wacker | Gordini |
| 16 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM |
| 17 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 18 | André Pilette | Connaught |
| 19 | Arthur Legat | Veritas |
| 20 | Georges Berger | Simca |