Final drivers' championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 40 | 4 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 1.33 | 0 |
| 22 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Louis Chiron | Lancia | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 0 | 0 |
Note: The Constructors' Championship was not introduced until 1958.