| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:41:00.606 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +34.019 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +34.105 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | |
| Jody Scheckter | Wolf | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | ||
| Jacky Ickx | Ensign | ||
| Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | ||
| Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | ||
| Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | ||
| Alan Jones | Williams | ||
| John Watson | Brabham | ||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||
| Brett Lunger | McLaren | ||
| Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | ||
| Rupert Keegan | Surtees |