| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:20.636 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:20.836 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:20.937 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:21.188 |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:21.244 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson PET | Lotus Ford | 1:21.474 |
| 7 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:21.738 |
| 8 | Riccardo Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:21.935 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:22.006 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:22.163 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:22.234 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.414 |
| 13 | Jacques Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:22.491 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:22.630 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:22.790 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass MAS | ATS Ford | 1:23.106 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Surtees Ford | 1:23.212 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen STO | Arrows Ford | 1:23.291 |
| 19 | Clay Jarier JAR | ATS Ford | 1:23.419 |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Shadow Ford | 1:23.454 |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:23.589 |
| 22 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:23.792 |
