The race was won by Luigi Villoresi, who started from pole and set fastest lap, in a Maserati 4CL.

The Veritas team left the track under military police escort, and Chaboud took part in the race in a Delahaye 135 he drove in Friday practice.

[4] Freiss was trying to control spectators who had just moved in forbidden areas on the pit straight, and got hit in the leg at high speed by Goodman.

Several newspapers praised the event for the large crowd (estimated at around 30.000 by the Automobile Club d'Alsace) and interesting races, but others raised concerns about the large number of injured riders, officials and spectators in the 500cc motorcycle race, and many organisational problems.

The event was also a commercial failure, and the organisers decided against holding another Alsace Grand Prix, or using this track again.