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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 5 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 8 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 9 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Connaught |
| 12 | Bob Gerard | Cooper |
| 13 | Stirling Moss | Cooper |
| 14 | Ken Wharton | Cooper |
| 15 | Élie Bayol | OSCA |
| 16 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 17 | Peter Collins | HWM |
| 18 | Yves Cabantous | HWM |
| 19 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught |
| 20 | Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 21 | Johnny Claes | Connaught |
| 22 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 23 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 24 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini |
| 25 | Louis Chiron | OSCA |