| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:40.450 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.530 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:40.620 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:40.730 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:40.940 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:40.970 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:41.500 |
| 8 | Niki Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:41.870 |
| 9 | Niki Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:42.070 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:42.080 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.100 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:42.110 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:42.650 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:42.710 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:42.800 |
| 16 | Lamberto Jarier JAR | ATS Ford | 1:42.910 |
| 17 | Lamberto Leoni LEO | Ensign Ford | 1:43.190 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:43.190 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.550 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:43.740 |
| 21 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:43.750 |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:43.860 |
| 23 | Danny Ongais ONG | Ensign Ford | 1:43.940 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees Ford | 1:44.200 |
