Pole Sitter
Fastest Lap
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Amm P FL | Norton | 168 minutes 51.800 seconds |
| 2 | Jack Brett | Norton | +12.000s |
| 3 | Reg Armstrong | Gilera | +25.000s |
| 4 | Rod Coleman | AJS / Norton | +117.800s |
| 5 | Bill Doran | AJS | +333.200s |
| 6 | Peter Davey | Norton | +801.200s |
| 7 | Ted Frend | Norton | +832.800s |
| 8 | Robin Sherry | AJS | +861.600s |
| 9 | Harry Pearce | Matchless | +876.600s |
| 10 | John Grace | Norton | +984.000s |
| 11 | Laurie Boulter | Norton | |
| 12 | Frank Norris | Norton | |
| 13 | Eric Houseley | Norton | |
| 14 | Malcolm Templeton | Matchless | |
| 15 | Ray Laurent | Norton | |
| 16 | Charlie Salt | BSA | |
| 17 | Eric Pantlin | Norton | |
| 18 | Nick Nicholson | Norton | |
| 19 | Bill Beevers | Norton | |
| 20 | Jack Bailey | Norton | |
| 21 | Leslie Dear | Norton | |
| 22 | Joe Glazebrook | Norton | |
| 23 | George Scott | AJS | |
| 24 | Peter Carter | Matchless | |
| 25 | Ray Travers | Norton | |
| 26 | Roy Walker | Norton | |
| 27 | Charlie Gray | AJS | |
| 28 | Eric Hardy | AJS | |
| 29 | Kel Prince | AJS | |
| 30 | Sid Franklen | AJS | |
| 31 | Louis Gilbert | AJS | |
| 32 | Llewelyn Ranson | AJS | |
| 33 | John Fisher | AJS | |
| 34 | Bob McDonald | AJS | |
| 35 | Zachary Dean | Norton | |
| 36 | Jack Harding | Norton | |
| - | Archie Fenn | Norton | Ret |
| - | Rally Dean | Norton | Ret |
| - | Dickie Dale | Gilera | Ret |
| - | Derek Farrant | Matchless / AJS | Ret |
| - | Cyril Julian | Norton | Ret |
| - | Carlo Bandirola | MV Agusta | Ret |
| - | Robert Herbert | Triumph | Ret |
| - | Bob Rowbottom | AJS | Ret |
| - | Barry Stormont | Norton | Ret |
| - | Ron Rudge | Norton | Ret |
| - | Arthur Wheeler | Matchless | Ret |
| - | Ernie Barrett | Phoenix-JAP | Ret |
| - | Sparky Campbell | Norton | Ret |
| - | Sven Sørensen | Norton | Ret |
| - | Syd Barnett | Norton | Ret |
| - | Alfredo Milani | Gilera | Ret |
| - | Tommy McEwan | Matchless | Ret |
| - | Tony McAlpine | Norton | Ret |
| - | Vic Willoughby | Norton | Ret |
| - | Walter Zeller | BMW | Ret |
| - | Albert Moule | Norton | DNS |
| - | Leonard Williams | Norton | Ret |
| - | John Clark | AJS | Ret |
| - | John McKay | Triumph | Ret |
| - | Keith Bryen | Norton | Ret |
| - | Ken Kavanagh | Norton / Moto Guzzi | Ret |
| - | Ken Mudford | Norton | Ret |
| - | Ken Swallow | AJS / Norton | Ret |
| - | Kuno Johansson | Triumph | Ret |
| - | Harold Clark | Matchless / Norton | Ret |
| - | Leo Simpson | Matchless / AJS | Ret |
| - | Leo Starr | Norton | Ret |
| - | Peter Murphy | Matchless | Ret |
| - | George Leigh | Norton | Ret |
| - | Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | Ret |
| - | George Brown | Norton | Ret |
| - | Geoff Walker | Norton | Ret |
| - | Geoff Duke | Gilera | Ret |
| - | Mike O'Rourke | Matchless | Ret |
| - | Fred Passmore | Norton | Ret |
| - | Ernie Ring | Matchless / AJS | Ret |
| - | John Cooper | Matchless | Ret |