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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 3 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 4 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 5 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall |
| 6 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 7 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 9 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 11 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari |
| 12 | Louis Rosier | Maserati |
| 13 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 13 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
| 14 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 16 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati |
| 17 | Paco Godia | Maserati |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti |
| 19 | André Pilette | Gordini |
| 20 | André Simon | Maserati |