| World Driver's Championship |
| | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 25 |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 16 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 13 |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 11 |
| 6 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 10 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 10 |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Epperly-Offenhauser | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 8 |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly-Offenhauser | 7 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 6 |
| 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 5 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 5 |
| 14 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 4 |
| 15 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 4 |
| 16 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4 |
| 17 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 3 |
| 18 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 2 |
| 19 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 2 |
| 20 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 1 |
| 21 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1 |
| 22 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 1 |
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Points system: 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 with an extra point for setting the fastest lap. Only best five results counted.
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ARGENTINE Buenos Aires 13 January
1st Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 80.61 mph
2nd Jean Behra [F] Maserati
3rd Carlos Menditeguy [ARG] Maserati
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss [GB] Maserati 83.58 mph
MONACO Monte Carlo 19 May
1st Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 64.72 mph
2nd Tony Brooks [GB] Vanwall
3rd Masten Gregory [USA] Maserati
Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 66.62 mph
INDIANAPOLIS 500 30 May
1st Sam Hanks [USA] Belond Exhaust 135.601 mph
2nd Jim Rathmann [USA] Chiropractic
3rd Jimmy Bryan [USA] Dean Van Lines [USA]
Fastest qualifier: Paul Russo [USA] Novi Auto 144.817 mph
FRENCH Rouen 7 July
1st Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 100.02 mph
2nd Luigi Musso [ITA] Lancia-Ferrari
3rd Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
Fastest lap: Luigi Musso [ITA] Lancia-Ferrari 102.87
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BRITISH Aintree 20 July
1st Tony Brooks [GB]/Stirling Moss[GB] Vanwall 86.79 mph
2nd Luigi Musso [ITA] Lancia-Ferrari
3rd Mike Hawthorn [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss [GB] 90.6 mph
GERMAN Nurburgring 4 August
1st Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 88.82 mph
2nd Mike Hawthorn [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
3rd Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 91.54 mph
PESCARA 18 August
1st Stirling Moss [GB] Vanwall 95.7 mph
2nd Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati
3rd Harry Schell [USA] Maserati
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss [GB] Vanwall 97.88 mph
ITALIAN Monza 8 September
1st Stirling Moss [GB] Vanwall 120.27 mph
2nd Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati
3rd Wolfgang von Trips [D] Lancia-Ferrari
Fastest lap: Tony Brooks [GB] Vanwall 124.03 mph
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XI GRAN PREMIO CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires 27 January
1st Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 119.18 km/h
2nd Jean Behra [F] Maserati
3rd Luigi Musso [ITA]/Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati/ Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari 121.40 km/h
VII GRAN PREMIO DI SIRACUSA Syracuse 7 April
1st Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari 164.81 km/h
2nd Luigi Musso [ITA] Lancia-Ferrari
3rd Stirling Moss [GB] Vanwall
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss [GB] Vanwall 173.24 km/h
XVII GRAND PRIS DE PAU Pau 22 April
1st Jean Behra [F] Maserati 101.07 km/h
2nd Harry Schell [USA] Maserati
3rd Ivor Bueb [GB] Connaught
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra [F] Maserati 103.76 km/h
V GLOVER TROPHY Goodwood 22 April
1st Stuart Lewis-Evans [GB] Connaught 145.91 km/h
2nd Jack Fairman [GB] Connaught
3rd Ron Flockhart [GB] BRM
Fastest Lap: Tony Brooks [GB] Vanwall 155.20 km/h
VIII LAVANT CUP Goodwood 28 April
1st Tony Brooks [GB] Cooper-Climax 142.98 km/h
2nd Jack Brabham [AUS] Cooper-Climax
3rd Ron Flockhart [GB] Lotus-Climax
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori [GB] Cooper-Climax 147.30 km/h
X GRAN PREMIO DI NAPOLI Posillipo 28 April
1st Peter Collins [GB] Lancia-Ferrari 113.10 km/h
2nd Mike Hawthorn [GB] Lancia-Ferrari
3rd Luigi Musso [ITA] Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn [GB] Lancia-Ferrari 117.52 km/h
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XXIII GRAND PRIX DE REIMS Reims-Gueux 14 July
1st Luigi Musso [ITA] Lancia-Ferrari 198.61 km/h
2nd Jean Behra [F] Maserati
3rd Stuart Lewis-Evans [GB] Vanwall
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra [F] Maserati 202.31 km/h
V GRAND PRIX DE CAEN Caen 28 July
1st Jean Behra [F] BRM 149.390 km/h
2nd Roy Salvadori [GB] Cooper-Climax
3rd Bruce Halford [GB] Maserati
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra [F] BRM 157.04 km/h
IX BRDC INTERNATIONAL TROPHY Silverstone 14 September
1st Jean Behra [F] BRM 160.87 km/h
2nd Harry Schell [USA] BRM
3rd Ron Flockhart [GB] BRM
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra [F] BRM 164.65 km/h
V GRAN PREMIO DE MODENA Modena 22 September
1st Jean Behra [F] Maserati 130.51 km/h
2nd Luigi Musso [ITA] Ferrari
3rd Harry Schell [USA] Maserati
Fastest Lap: Luigi Musso [ITA] Ferrari /Jean Behra [F] Maserati 133.65 km/h
VI GRAND PRIX DE MAROC Ain-Diab 27 October
1st Jean Behra [F] Maserati 181.31 km/h
2nd Stuart Lewis-Evans [GB] Vanwall
3rd Maurice Trintignant [F] BRM
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Maserati 187.98 km/h
Non-Championship F1
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