| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:18.650 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:19.270 |
| 3 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:19.500 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:19.540 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:19.570 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:19.660 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.850 |
| 8 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:19.930 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:19.930 |
| 10 | Patrick Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:20.130 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.140 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ensign Ford | 1:20.230 |
| 13 | Jochen Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:20.240 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:20.240 |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:20.240 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Shadow Ford | 1:20.430 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:20.530 |
| 18 | Hans Binder BIN | Penske Ford | 1:20.840 |
| 19 | Brett Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:20.860 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:20.870 |
| 21 | Vittorio Jarier JAR | Penske Ford | 1:21.060 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:21.120 |
| 23 | Brian Henton HEN | Boro Ford | 1:21.130 |
| 24 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:21.160 |
| 25 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:21.190 |
| 26 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:21.530 |
