| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:11.385 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:11.942 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:12.752 |
| 4 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:12.975 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:13.116 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:13.207 |
| 7 | Riccardo Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:13.347 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Shadow Ford | 1:13.435 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:13.497 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:13.500 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.739 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:13.890 |
| 13 | Clay Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:13.953 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:13.999 |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:14.229 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ensign Ford | 1:14.464 |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:14.465 |
| 18 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:14.855 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:14.857 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:14.930 |
| 21 | Patrick Neve NEV | Penske Ford | 1:15.599 |
| 22 | Danny Ongais ONG | Penske Ford | 1:15.599 |
| 23 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:15.770 |
| 24 | Hans Binder BIN | Surtees Ford | 1:16.568 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:17.000 |
