| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.863 |
| 2 | John Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:41.138 |
| 3 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:41.193 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:41.481 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.908 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:41.952 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:42.089 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.238 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:42.315 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:42.640 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:42.786 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:42.815 |
| 13 | Jochen Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:43.019 |
| 14 | Jochen Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:43.069 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:43.242 |
| 16 | Brett Jarier JAR | Shadow Ford | 1:43.516 |
| 17 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:43.698 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:43.938 |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:44.208 |
| 20 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:44.550 |
| 21 | Ian Scheckter SCH | March Ford | 1:44.702 |
| 22 | Ian Ashley ASH | Hesketh Ford | 1:45.100 |
| 23 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:45.473 |
| 24 | Patrick Neve NEV | Surtees Ford | 1:45.880 |
| 25 | Hans Binder BIN | Surtees Ford | 1:45.880 |
| 26 | Danny Ongais ONG | Penske Ford | 1:46.070 |
