| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:38.114 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:39.179 |
| 3 | Gilles Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:39.742 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:39.820 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.892 |
| 6 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:39.991 |
| 7 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:40.000 |
| 8 | Jacques Jarier JAR | Lotus Ford | 1:40.034 |
| 9 | Jacques Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:40.136 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:40.228 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:40.762 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.828 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:41.007 |
| 14 | Keke Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:41.681 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg ROS | ATS Ford | 1:41.773 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.815 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:41.855 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:41.974 |
| 19 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:42.179 |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal RAH | Wolf Ford | 1:42.429 |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Surtees Ford | 1:42.541 |
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Arrows Ford | 1:42.741 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:43.028 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger LUN | Ensign Ford | 1:43.067 |
| 25 | Michael Bleekemolen BLE | ATS Ford | 1:43.572 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:44.286 |
