| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Tyrrell Ford | 1:25.659 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:26.008 |
| 3 | Chris Amon AMO | Ensign Ford | 1:26.163 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:26.362 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:26.441 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:26.570 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:26.773 |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:26.958 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson PET | March Ford | 1:27.040 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace PAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:27.133 |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ferrari | 1:27.157 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow Ford | 1:27.527 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:27.568 |
| 14 | Vittorio Jarier JAR | Shadow Ford | 1:27.618 |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | March Ford | 1:27.640 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:27.762 |
| 17 | John Watson WAT | Penske Ford | 1:28.065 |
| 18 | Arturo Jones JON | Surtees Ford | 1:28.207 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario MER | March Ford | 1:28.221 |
| 20 | Emerson Stuck STU | March Ford | 1:28.230 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:28.670 |
| 22 | Larry Perkins PER | Boro Ford | 1:28.815 |
| 23 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh Ford | 1:28.885 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees Ford | 1:29.343 |
| 25 | Michel Leclere LEC | Wolf-Williams | 1:29.597 |
| 26 | Loris Kessel KES | Brabham Ford | 1:30.020 |
