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| Pos | No | Pilote | Voiture | Temps |  | 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:26,550 |  | 2 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:26,600 |  | 3 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 | 1:26,740 |  | 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 | 1:26,910 |  | 5 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 | 1:26,930 |  | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra JS5 | 1:27,140 |  | 7 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 | 1:27,190 |  | 8 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign N176 | 1:27,540 |  | 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 | 1:27,660 |  | 10 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 | 1:27,720 |  | 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 | 1:27,750 |  | 12 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 | 1:28,300 |  | 13 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN5 | 1:28,370 |  | 14 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B | 1:28,380 |  | 15 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 | 1:28,410 |  | 16 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 | 1:28,440 |  | 17 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC3 | 1:28,440 |  | 18 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 | 1:28,500 |  | 19 | 33 | Patrick Neve | Brabham BT44B | 1:28,800 |  | 20 | 37 | Larry Perkins | Boro/Ensign N175 | 1:28,810 |  | 21 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March 761 | 1:28,840 |  | 22 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 | 1:28,990 |  | 23 | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham BT44B | 1:29,090 |  | 24 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D | 1:29,400 |  | 25 | 21 | Michel Leclere | Wolf Williams FW05 | 1:29,460 |  | 26 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees TS19 | 1:29,760 |  | DNQ | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 | 1:29,890 |  | DNQ | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf Williams FW05 | 1:30,610 |  | DNQ | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh 308D | 1:30,770 |  |