Portuguese Grand Prix
Circuito da Boavista
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 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 3 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall |
| 4 | Jean Behra | BRM |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper |
| 10 | Carroll Shelby | Maserati |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper |
| 12 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus |
| 13 | Cliff Allison | Maserati |
| 14 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati |
| 15 | Maria de Filippis | Maserati |