| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:16.360 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:16.970 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:17.330 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:17.340 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:17.540 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:17.550 |
| 7 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:17.670 |
| 8 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:17.730 |
| 9 | Emerson Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:18.280 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:18.300 |
| 11 | Patrick Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:18.420 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.430 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:18.500 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:18.500 |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:18.570 |
| 16 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:19.390 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.590 |
| 18 | Bruno Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:19.620 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren Ford | 1:19.830 |
| 20 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:20.020 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren Ford | 1:20.030 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:20.260 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Martini Ford | 1:20.310 |
| 24 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:20.470 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees Ford | 1:20.520 |
| 26 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | McLaren Ford | 1:20.640 |
| 27 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:20.640 |
