| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 Cosworth | 1:21,310 |
| 2 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:21,390 |
| 3 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN8 Cosworth | 1:21,550 |
| 4 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC4 Cosworth | 1:21,620 |
| 5 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:21,850 |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:21,880 |
| 7 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 Cosworth | 1:21,880 |
| 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:21,910 |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:22,030 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 Matra | 1:22,060 |
| 11 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign N176 Cosworth | 1:22,130 |
| 12 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:22,160 |
| 13 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:22,160 |
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:22,270 |
| 15 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M26 Cosworth | 1:22,480 |
| 16 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:22,510 |
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 Cosworth | 1:22,550 |
| 18 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 Cosworth | 1:22,590 |
| 19 | 27 | Larry Perkins | Boro/Ensign N175 Cosworth | 1:23,100 |
| 20 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B Cosworth | 1:23,180 |
| 21 | 39 | Bob Hayje | Penske PC3 Cosworth | 1:23,260 |
| 22 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:23,550 |
| 23 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf Williams FW05 Cosworth | 1:24,090 |
| 24 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | 1:24,370 |
| 25 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | 1:24,710 |
| 26 | 18 | Conny Andersson | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:24,740 |
| DNQ | 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell 007 Cosworth | 1:26,010 |
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