German Grand Prix
Nürburgring
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
| 0 | André Pilette | Gordini |
| 0 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati |
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 5 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
| 7 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati |
| 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 9 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati |
| 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 11 | Bruce Halford | Maserati |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 13 | Horace Gould | Maserati |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Maserati |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 16 | Paco Godia | Maserati |
| 17 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari |
| 19 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 21 | André Milhoux | Gordini |