| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:12.230 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:12.390 |
| 3 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:12.490 |
| 4 | Jacques Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:13.010 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.080 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:13.150 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:13.320 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:13.370 |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:13.370 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:13.520 |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino HOS | Kojima Ford | 1:13.550 |
| 12 | Riccardo Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:13.560 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Shadow Ford | 1:13.580 |
| 14 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:13.660 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.160 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ensign Ford | 1:14.220 |
| 17 | Ronnie Jarier JAR | Ligier Matra | 1:14.250 |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.260 |
| 19 | Noritake Takahara TAK | Kojima Ford | 1:14.360 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:14.510 |
| 21 | Hans Binder BIN | Surtees Ford | 1:14.730 |
| 22 | Kunimitsu Takahashi TAK | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.880 |
| 23 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:15.010 |
