| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:37.710 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:37.760 |
| 3 | Carlos Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:38.320 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:38.500 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:38.710 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.770 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:38.850 |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:39.100 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.230 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.350 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:39.400 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.490 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.510 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:39.590 |
| 15 | Riccardo Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:39.810 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:40.110 |
| 17 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.800 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:40.840 |
| 19 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:41.020 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | McLaren Ford | 1:41.150 |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:41.160 |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:41.420 |
| 23 | Harald Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:41.580 |
| 24 | Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign Ford | 1:41.600 |
| 25 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:41.720 |
| 26 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Martini Ford | 1:41.840 |
