| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:12.210 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:12.730 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:12.790 |
| 4 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:12.830 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.300 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:13.360 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:13.410 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:13.450 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:13.520 |
| 10 | Vittorio Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:13.560 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:13.610 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:13.660 |
| 13 | Rupert Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:13.670 |
| 14 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:13.710 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Shadow Ford | 1:13.870 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:13.900 |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:13.920 |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario MER | March Ford | 1:13.920 |
| 19 | Ian Jarier JAR | Penske Ford | 1:14.170 |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:14.240 |
| 21 | David Purley PUR | LEC Ford | 1:14.390 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:14.450 |
