| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:28:00.90 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +15.35 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +28.01 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +36.88 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +57.26 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +1:37.86 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | +1:39.53 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:56.87 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | |
| Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | ||
| James Hunt | McLaren | ||
| Niki Lauda | Brabham | ||
| Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | ||
| Nelson Piquet | Ensign | ||
| René Arnoux | Martini | ||
| Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | ||
| Brett Lunger | McLaren | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | ||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||
| Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | ||
| Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||
| Patrick Tambay | McLaren | ||
| Jochen Mass | ATS | ||
| Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | ||
| Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | ||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | ||
| Alan Jones | Williams |