Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
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 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 4 | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 5 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 8 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
| 9 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati |
| 10 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 12 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 13 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 13 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari |
| 14 | Luigi Musso | Maserati |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari |
| 16 | Peter Collins | Vanwall |
| 17 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini |
| 18 | Fred Wacker | Gordini |
| 19 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Maserati |