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 | Vanwall |
| 2 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 3 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 5 | Cliff Allison | Team Lotus |
| 6 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 7 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall |
| 8 | Jean Behra | BRM |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 11 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus |
| 15 | Carroll Shelby | Maserati |
| 16 | Ian Burgess | Cooper |
| 17 | Ivor Bueb | Connaught |
| 18 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati |
| 19 | Jack Fairman | Connaught |
| 20 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus |