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 | Troy Ruttman | Maserati |
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall |
| 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 5 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper |
| 8 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 9 | Jean Behra | BRM |
| 10 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 11 | Ian Burgess | Cooper |
| 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper |
| 13 | Edgar Barth | Porsche |
| 14 | Tony Marsh | Cooper |
| 15 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche |
| 16 | Ivor Bueb | Team Lotus |
| 17 | Wolfgang Seidel | Cooper |
| 18 | Dick Gibson | Cooper |
| 19 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 20 | Hans Herrmann | Maserati |
| 21 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati |
| 22 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus |
| 23 | Christian Goethals | Cooper |
| 24 | Cliff Allison | Team Lotus |
| 25 | Brian Naylor | Cooper |