| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
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| 1 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham BT45B Alfa Romeo | 1:29,860 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf WR1 Cosworth | 1:30,270 |
| 3 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:30,440 |
| 4 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:30,720 |
| 5 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham BT45B Alfa Romeo | 1:30,730 |
| 6 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:30,760 |
| 7 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:30,850 |
| 8 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:31,160 |
| 9 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:31,360 |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 78 Cosworth | 1:31,500 |
| 11 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow DN8 Cosworth | 1:32,040 |
| 12 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske PC4 Cosworth | 1:32,320 |
| 13 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 78 Cosworth | 1:32,370 |
| 14 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:32,400 |
| 15 | 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow DN8 Cosworth | 1:32,520 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS7 Matra | 1:32,650 |
| 17 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign N177 Cosworth | 1:33,250 |
| 18 | 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 Cosworth | 1:33,390 |
| 19 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:33,490 |
| 20 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh 308E Cosworth | 1:33,780 |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | March 761B Cosworth | 1:34,460 |
| DNQ | 33 | Bob Hayje | March 761 Cosworth | 1:34,480 |
| DNQ | 25 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308E Cosworth | 1:34,760 |
| DNQ | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign N177 Cosworth | 1:35,000 |
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March 761B Cosworth | 1:36,620 |
| DNQ | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March 761B Cosworth | 1:46,300 |
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