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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 7 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 10 | Tony Rolt | Connaught |
| 11 | Ken Wharton | Cooper |
| 12 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 13 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught |
| 14 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper |
| 15 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper |
| 16 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 17 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM |
| 19 | Prince Bira | Connaught |
| 20 | Ian Stewart | Connaught |
| 21 | Alan Brown | Cooper |
| 22 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 23 | Peter Collins | HWM |
| 24 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 25 | Tony Crook | Cooper |
| 26 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 27 | Jack Fairman | HWM |
| 28 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught |