| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:43.622 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.870 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PET | March Ford | 1:43.941 |
| 4 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | March Ford | 1:44.250 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:44.257 |
| 6 | Patrick Stuck STU | March Ford | 1:44.265 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:44.516 |
| 8 | John Watson WAT | Penske Ford | 1:44.719 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow Ford | 1:45.102 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace PAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:45.274 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:45.311 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:45.324 |
| 13 | Larry Perkins PER | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:45.363 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ferrari | 1:45.534 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:45.646 |
| 16 | Jochen Jarier JAR | Shadow Ford | 1:45.979 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:46.067 |
| 18 | Jacky Jones JON | Surtees Ford | 1:46.402 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign Ford | 1:46.605 |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:46.776 |
| 21 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh Ford | 1:49.418 |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | Hesketh Ford | 1:49.669 |
| 23 | Warwick Brown BRO | Wolf-Williams | 1:51.124 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees Ford | 1:51.373 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario MER | Wolf-Williams | 2:00.932 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Surtees Ford | 2:05.211 |
