| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:44.410 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:44.460 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:44.710 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:44.920 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:44.980 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:45.070 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:45.200 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:45.350 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:45.550 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:45.680 |
| 11 | Riccardo Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:45.730 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:46.320 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:46.370 |
| 14 | Emerson Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:46.400 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:46.700 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:47.120 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:48.550 |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Martini Ford | 1:48.680 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:48.680 |
| 20 | Rolf Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:48.890 |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Arrows Ford | 1:49.140 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren Ford | 1:49.530 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees Ford | 1:49.540 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:49.550 |
| 25 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:49.900 |
| 26 | Keke Rosberg ROS | ATS Ford | 1:50.090 |
