Final drivers' championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 40 | 4 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 25 | 3 |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Connaught | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | BRM | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mike MacDowel | Cooper | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ivor Bueb | Connaught | 0 | 0 |
Note: The Constructors' Championship was not introduced until 1958.