Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 2 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 3 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 6 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 9 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati |
| 10 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
| 11 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari |
| 13 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 15 | Élie Bayol | Gordini |
| 16 | Roger Loyer | Gordini |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 18 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati |