| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alberto Ascari | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 5/Ferrari | 90 | running | 90 | |
| 2 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 23 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6SSG 2046/Maserati | 90 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Giuseppe Farina | 6 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 4/Ferrari | 88 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | José Froilán González | 24 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6SSG 2041/Maserati | 88 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | Mike Hawthorn | 8 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 1/Ferrari | 87 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Felice Bonetto | 25 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6SSG 2044/Maserati | 82 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 19 | Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh | 10 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught A A8/Lea Francis | 82 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Ken Wharton | 16 | Ken Wharton | Cooper T23 CB-6-53/Bristol | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Jimmy Stewart | 18 | Écurie Ecosse | Cooper T20 CB-6-52/Bristol | 79 | accident | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Peter Whitehead | 20 | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24 CA-1-53/Alta | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Louis Rosier | 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 186-F2/Ferrari | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Tony Rolt | 14 | Rob Walker | Connaught A A3/Lea Francis | 71 | halfshaft | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 7 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 3/Ferrari | 65 | axle | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | Onofre Marimón | 26 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6SSG 2048/Maserati | 65 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Peter Collins | 2 | HW Motors | HWM 2-53/Alta | 56 | accident | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Alan Brown | 19 | R.J. Chase | Cooper T23 CB-7-53/Bristol | 56 | overheating | 0 | |
| 17 | 27 | Jack Fairman | 4 | John Heath | HWM 3-53/Alta | 54 | clutch | 0 | |
| 18 | 28 | Roy Salvadori | 12 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught A A7/Lea Francis | 50 | wheel | 0 | |
| 19 | 26 | Emanuel de Graffenried | 31 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati A6SSG 2038/Maserati | 34 | clutch | 0 | |
| 20 | 12 | Lance Macklin | 1 | HW Motors | HWM 1-53/Alta | 31 | clutch | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | Jean Behra | 30 | Amédée Gordini | Gordini T16 0033/Gordini | 30 | fuel pump | 0 | |
| 22 | 20 | Ian Stewart | 15 | Écurie Ecosse | Connaught A A6/Lea Francis | 24 | ignition | 0 | |
| 23 | 8 | Maurice Trintignant | 29 | Amédée Gordini | Gordini T16 0031/Gordini | 15 | axle | 0 | |
| 24 | 17 | Duncan Hamilton | 3 | HW Motors | HWM 3-53/Alta | 14 | clutch | 0 | |
| 25 | 18 | Bob Gerard | 17 | Bob Gerard | Cooper T23 CB-4-53/Bristol | 8 | suspension | 0 | |
| 26 | 9 | Harry Schell | 28 | Amédée Gordini | Gordini T16 0032/Gordini | 5 | electrical | 0 | |
| 27 | 13 | Kenneth McAlpine | 11 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught A A1/Lea Francis | 0 | split hose | 0 | |
| 28 | 25 | Tony Crook | 22 | Tony Crook | Cooper T20 CB-9-52/Bristol | 0 | fuel system | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Louis Chiron | 27 | Louis Chiron | Osca 20 02/Osca | 0 | did not start | 0 |