| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:31:51.68 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1:02.45 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:06.39 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | +1:06.61 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | ||
| Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | ||
| Patrick Tambay | Ensign | ||
| Hans Binder | Surtees | ||
| John Watson | Brabham | ||
| Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | ||
| Jochen Mass | McLaren | ||
| Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | ||
| Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | ||
| Noritake Takahara | Kojima | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |