| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:37.520 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:37.866 |
| 3 | Niki Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:37.930 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:38.215 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:38.256 |
| 6 | John Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:38.271 |
| 7 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:38.610 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:38.917 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:38.937 |
| 10 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:38.938 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:38.959 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:39.179 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:39.421 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.563 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:39.621 |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.630 |
| 17 | Derek Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:39.701 |
| 18 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:40.075 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:40.163 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren Ford | 1:40.199 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.302 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:40.702 |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:40.805 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | McLaren Ford | 1:40.846 |
