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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati |
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes |
| 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati |
| 4 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 5 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati |
| 6 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
| 7 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
| 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati |
| 11 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 12 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 14 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 16 | Ken Wharton | Maserati |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 18 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini |
| 19 | Paul Frère | Gordini |
| 20 | Georges Berger | Gordini |
| 21 | Harry Schell | Maserati |