Portuguese Grand Prix
Monsanto Park 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 | Cooper-Climax |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 3 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari |
| 7 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 13 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin |
| 14 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper-Maserati |
| 15 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus |