| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:41.350 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.380 |
| 3 | Carlos Pace PAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:41.530 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.060 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:42.090 |
| 6 | Carlos Stuck STU | March Ford | 1:42.180 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:42.380 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson PET | March Ford | 1:42.640 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ferrari | 1:42.960 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign Ford | 1:43.290 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:43.290 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:43.300 |
| 13 | Larry Perkins PER | Boro Ford | 1:43.320 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:43.340 |
| 15 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow Ford | 1:43.630 |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | March Ford | 1:43.940 |
| 17 | Harald Jarier JAR | Shadow Ford | 1:44.050 |
| 18 | Harald Jones JON | Surtees Ford | 1:44.410 |
| 19 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh Ford | 1:44.560 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:44.570 |
| 21 | Alessandro Pescarolo PES | Tyrrell Ford | 1:44.620 |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Surtees Ford | 1:45.120 |
| 23 | Guy Edwards EDW | Hesketh Ford | 1:45.790 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees Ford | 1:46.480 |
| 25 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 2:08.760 |
| 26 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 2:11.060 |
| 27 | John Watson WAT | Penske Ford | 2:13.950 |
