1 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | 1:21.540 | 55 | |
2 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | 1:21.690 | 44 | + 0.150 |
3 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus | 1:21.950 | 54 | + 0.410 |
4 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh Racing | 1:22.000 | 54 | + 0.460 |
5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Elf Team Tyrrell | 1:22.010 | 41 | + 0.470 |
6 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Elf Team Tyrrell | 1:22.250 | 22 | + 0.710 |
7 | 23 | Tony Brise | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | 1:22.490 | 49 | + 0.950 |
8 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Martini Racing | 1:22.820 | 36 | + 1.280 |
9 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Martini Racing | 1:23.080 | 43 | + 1.540 |
10 | 22 | Alan Jones | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | 1:23.100 | 31 | + 1.560 |
11 | 28 | Mark Donohue | Penske Cars | 1:23.190 | 35 | + 1.650 |
12 | 16 | Tom Pryce | UOP Shadow Racing Team | 1:23.410 | 28 | + 1.870 |
13 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | 1:24.240 | 61 | + 2.700 |
14 | 31 | Gijs Van Lennep | HB Bewaking Team Ensign | 1:24.820 | 33 | + 3.280 |
15 | 20 | Ian Scheckter | Frank Williams Racing Cars | 1:25.120 | 49 | + 3.580 |
16 | 10 | Lella Lombardi | Beta Team March | 1:25.340 | 51 | + 3.800 |