Pole Sitter
Fastest Lap
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg Armstrong | Norton | 170 minutes 28.000 seconds |
| 2 | Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | +26.600s |
| 3 | Ray Amm | Norton | +62.800s |
| 4 | Rod Coleman | AJS | +370.600s |
| 5 | Bill Lomas | AJS / MV Agusta | +490.600s |
| 6 | Cromie McCandless | Norton / Gilera | +502.800s |
| 7 | George Brown | Norton | +607.400s |
| 8 | Ken Mudford | Norton | +610.600s |
| 9 | Albert Moule | Norton | +733.200s |
| 10 | Peter Carter | Norton | +783.400s |
| 11 | Vic Willoughby | Norton | |
| 12 | Sid Lawton | Norton / AJS | |
| 13 | Tony McAlpine | Norton | |
| 14 | Roy Evans | Norton | |
| 15 | Don Williams | Norton | |
| 16 | Bob Ferguson | AJS | |
| 16 | John Grace | Norton | |
| 17 | Humphrey Ranson | Norton | |
| 18 | Charlie Salt | BSA | |
| 19 | Cyril Stevens | Norton | |
| 20 | Frank Norris | Norton | |
| 21 | Arthur Wheeler | Norton | |
| 22 | Ken Swallow | Norton | |
| 23 | Syl Anderton | Norton | |
| 24 | Leslie Dear | Norton | |
| 25 | Sven Sørensen | Norton | |
| 26 | Harold Grindley | Norton | |
| 27 | Jack Varlow | Norton | |
| 28 | Harry Stephen | Norton | |
| 29 | Leo Starr | AJS | |
| 30 | Dennis Lashmar | Norton | |
| 31 | David Stevenson | AJS | |
| 32 | Ken Kavanagh | Norton | |
| 33 | Leslie Harris | Norton | |
| 34 | Leslie Barrett | Norton | |
| 35 | John Fisher | AJS | |
| 36 | Joe Glazebrook | Norton | |
| 37 | Jack Harding | Norton | |
| 38 | Eric Hardy | AJS | |
| 39 | Ivor Wagar | Triumph | |
| 40 | Bob McDonald | AJS | |
| 41 | Charlie Gray | AJS | |
| - | Syd Barnett | Norton | Ret |
| - | William Hall | Norton | Ret |
| - | Wilf Billington | Norton | Ret |
| - | Robert King | Norton | Ret |
| - | Robin Sherry | Norton / AJS | Ret |
| - | Ronald Pike | BSA | Ret |
| - | Tommy McEwan | Norton | Ret |
| - | Stan Miller | Norton | Ret |
| - | Roy Godwin | Norton | Ret |
| - | John Maloney | Vincent | Ret |
| - | Sid Franklen | AJS | Ret |
| - | Roy Walker | BSA | Ret |
| - | Geoff Duke P FL | Norton | Ret |
| - | Archie Fenn | Norton | Ret |
| - | Arthur Pollitt | Norton | Ret |
| - | Ashley Parry | Norton | Ret |
| - | Bill Beevers | Norton | Ret |
| - | Bob Rowbottom | AJS | Ret |
| - | Cecil Sandford | BSA | Ret |
| - | Dean Hollier | Norton | Ret |
| - | Dick Ward | Velocette | Ret |
| - | Ernie Ring | Matchless | Ret |
| - | Rally Dean | Norton | Ret |
| - | Jack Bailey | Norton | Ret |
| - | Jack Brett | AJS / Norton | Ret |
| - | Leonard Williams | Velocette | Ret |
| - | Les Tedder | AJS | Ret |
| - | Mark Prudence | Norton | Ret |
| - | Norman Stewart | Norton | Ret |
| - | Peter Fernando | Norton | Ret |
| - | Phil Heath | Vincent / Norton | Ret |