Final drivers' championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 | 6 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 22 | 1 |
| 4 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 6.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Wharton | Frazer Nash | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Frère | HWM | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Roger Laurent | HWM | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | André Simon | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Peter Collins | HWM | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 0 | 0 |
Note: The Constructors' Championship was not introduced until 1958.