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| Pos | No | Pilote | Voiture | Temps |  | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 | 2:32,500 |  | 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T | 2:32,520 |  | 3 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B | 2:32,660 |  | 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T | 2:33,170 |  | 5 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 | 2:33,330 |  | 6 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 | 2:33,590 |  | 7 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 | 2:33,630 |  | 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC3 | 2:34,170 |  | 9 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 007 | 2:34,490 |  | 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 | 2:34,540 |  | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 | 2:34,670 |  | 12 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN5 | 2:34,840 |  | 13 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell 007 | 2:35,030 |  | 14 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 | 2:35,380 |  | 15 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT45 | 2:35,970 |  | 16 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 | 2:36,010 |  | 17 | 21 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams FW04 | 2:37,070 |  | 18 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 77 | 2:37,190 |  | 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf Williams FW05 | 2:37,620 |  | 20 | 31 | Ingo Hoffman | Copersucar FD03 | 2:40,350 |  | 21 | 14 | Ian Ashley | BRM P201B | 2:40,940 |  | 22 | 10 | Lella Lombardi | March 761 | 2:40,950 |  |