| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:22.058 |
| 2 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:22.737 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:22.783 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:23.120 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:23.369 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:23.621 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:23.730 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:23.737 |
| 9 | Jacques Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:23.951 |
| 10 | Jacques Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:23.963 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:24.030 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.203 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:24.274 |
| 14 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:24.761 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:24.986 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:25.007 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:25.813 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:26.618 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:26.787 |
| 20 | Hector Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:27.011 |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:27.139 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:27.479 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:27.560 |
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Arrows Ford | 1:27.812 |
