British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM |
| 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 5 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 6 | José Froilán González | Vanwall |
| 7 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati |
| 8 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | BRM |
| 10 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught |
| 11 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught |
| 12 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 12 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 14 | Horace Gould | Maserati |
| 15 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
| 17 | Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 18 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 20 | Bruce Halford | Maserati |
| 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught |
| 22 | Bob Gerard | Cooper |
| 23 | Paul Emery | Emeryson |
| 24 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati |
| 25 | Paco Godia | Maserati |
| 26 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati |
| 28 | Jack Brabham | Maserati |