| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:51.900 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:51.990 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:52.290 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:52.680 |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:52.840 |
| 6 | Jacques Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:53.500 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:53.540 |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:53.540 |
| 9 | Emerson Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:53.610 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:54.030 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:54.040 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:54.170 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:54.320 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:54.340 |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:54.400 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:54.630 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Arrows Ford | 1:55.180 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:55.570 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:55.570 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:55.860 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Ensign Ford | 1:56.150 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:56.210 |
| 23 | Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign Ford | 1:56.250 |
