| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:16.800 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:17.060 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:17.370 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:17.480 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:18.280 |
| 6 | Jacques Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:18.360 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:18.440 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:18.450 |
| 9 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:18.570 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.730 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:18.780 |
| 12 | Gilles Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:18.880 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:18.990 |
| 14 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:19.050 |
| 15 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:19.130 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren Ford | 1:19.790 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:19.830 |
| 18 | Didier Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:19.980 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.990 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:20.140 |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:20.240 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg ROS | ATS Ford | 1:20.270 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:20.350 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:20.390 |
| 25 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:20.700 |
| 26 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:20.710 |
