| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:48.680 |
| 2 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:48.960 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:49.130 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:49.730 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:49.810 |
| 6 | Carlos Pace PAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:49.970 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:50.020 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:50.130 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow Ford | 1:50.650 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:50.660 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:50.760 |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:50.970 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:51.030 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:51.340 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:51.520 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:51.530 |
| 17 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:52.400 |
| 18 | Hans Binder BIN | Surtees Ford | 1:53.110 |
| 19 | Ingo Hoffman HOF | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:53.280 |
| 20 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:53.540 |
| 21 | Renzo Zorzi ZOR | Shadow Ford | 1:54.190 |
