| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:24.640 |
| 2 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:26.180 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:26.450 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:26.480 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:26.710 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:26.810 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:26.850 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:26.950 |
| 9 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:27.040 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:27.050 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:27.110 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:27.230 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:27.280 |
| 14 | Arturo Merzario MER | March Ford | 1:27.330 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Shadow Ford | 1:27.350 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:27.470 |
| 17 | Rupert Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:27.550 |
| 18 | Rupert Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:27.750 |
| 19 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:28.020 |
| 20 | David Purley PUR | LEC Ford | 1:28.100 |
| 21 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:28.500 |
| 22 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:28.510 |
| 23 | Larry Perkins PER | Surtees Ford | 1:28.530 |
| 24 | Patrick Neve NEV | Hesketh Ford | 1:29.020 |
| 25 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh Ford | 1:29.020 |
| 26 | Boy Jarier JAR | Penske Ford | 1:29.110 |
| 27 | Boy Hayje HAY | March Ford | 1:29.460 |