- P1Jack BrabhamCooper2:55:51.300
- P2Tony BrooksFerrari+20.400
- P3Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps
- Pole positionStirling MossCooper · 1:39.600
- Fastest lapJack Brabham1:40.400 · lap 83
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabhamfastest lap | 24 | Cooper · Climax | 3 | 100 | 2:55:51.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 50 | Ferrari | 4 | 100 | +20.400 | 6 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 32 | Cooper · Climax | 6 | 98 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 48 | Ferrari | 5 | 97 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 22 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 96 | +4 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | 38 | Cooper · Maserati | 8 | 83 | +17 laps | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | 30 | Cooper · Climax | 1 | 81 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart | 20 | BRM | 10 | 64 | Spun off | |
| DNF | Harry Schell | 16 | BRM | 9 | 48 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 18 | BRM | 7 | 44 | Brakes | |
| DNF | Jean Behra | 46 | Ferrari | 2 | 24 | Engine | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 40 | Lotus · Climax | 14 | 21 | Fire | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory | 26 | Cooper · Climax | 11 | 6 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Bruce Halford | 44 | Lotus · Climax | 16 | 1 | Collision | |
| DNF | Cliff Allison | 52 | Ferrari | 15 | 1 | Collision | |
| DNF | Wolfgang von Trips | 6 | Porsche | 12 | 1 | Collision | |
| DNQ | Ivor Bueb | 34 | Cooper · Climax | – | |||
| DNQ | Giorgio Scarlatti | 54 | Maserati | – | |||
| DNQ | Lucien Bianchi | 10 | Cooper · Climax | – | |||
| DNQ | Alain de Changy | 12 | Cooper · Climax | – | |||
| DNQ | Maria Teresa de Filippis | 4 | Behra-Porsche · Porsche | – | |||
| DNQ | Pete Lovely | 42 | Lotus · Climax | – | |||
| DNQ | Jean Lucienbonnet | 14 | Cooper · Climax | – | |||
| DNQ | André Testut | 56 | Maserati | – |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 1:39.600 | |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 1:40.000 | +0.400 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 1:40.100 | +0.500 |
| 4 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1:41.000 | +1.400 |
| 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1:41.300 | +1.700 |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 1:41.700 | +2.100 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1:42.300 | +2.700 |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 1:42.400 | +2.800 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM | 1:43.000 | +3.400 |
| 10 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 1:43.100 | +3.500 |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | 1:43.200 | +3.600 |
| 12 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 1:43.800 | +4.200 |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:43.900 | +4.300 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:43.900 | +4.300 |
| 15 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 1:44.400 | +4.800 |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Lotus | 1:44.800 | +5.200 |
| 17 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper | 1:44.900 | +5.300 |
| 18 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 1:45.000 | +5.400 |
| 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper | 1:45.400 | +5.800 |
| 20 | Alain de Changy | Cooper | 1:45.400 | +5.800 |
| 21 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Behra-Porsche | 1:47.800 | +8.200 |
| 22 | Pete Lovely | Lotus | 1:47.900 | +8.300 |
| 23 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper | 1:50.900 | +11.300 |
| 24 | André Testut | Maserati | 1:59.100 | +19.500 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 83 | 1:40.400 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 9 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 6 | |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 | |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 2 |