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 |
| 1 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 1 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia |
| 3 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 5 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 6 | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 7 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| 9 | Pablo Birger | Gordini |
| 10 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
| 10 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| 10 | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia |
| 12 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia |
| 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia |
| 13 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati |
| 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 15 | Élie Bayol | Gordini |
| 16 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 17 | Jesús Iglesias | Gordini |
| 18 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 18 | Luigi Musso | Maserati |
| 18 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati |
| 19 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati |
| 19 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 19 | Luigi Musso | Maserati |
| 20 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 20 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati |
| 20 | Clemar Bucci | Maserati |
| 21 | Alberto Uria | Maserati |