| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1:21.650 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:21.868 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:21.887 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:22.260 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:22.296 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:22.372 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:22.382 |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:22.529 |
| 9 | Ronnie Jarier JAR | Penske Ford | 1:22.611 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.655 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:22.659 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.675 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:22.762 |
| 14 | Jochen Jones JON | Shadow Ford | 1:23.056 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass MAS | McLaren Ford | 1:23.231 |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Lotus Ford | 1:23.384 |
| 17 | Brian Stuck STU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:23.811 |
| 18 | Brian Henton HEN | March Ford | 1:24.036 |
| 19 | Hans Binder BIN | Surtees Ford | 1:24.163 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi ZOR | Shadow Ford | 1:24.357 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:24.979 |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March Ford | 1:25.080 |
