Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:43.622 | — |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:43.870 | + 0.248 |
| 3 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:43.941 | + 0.319 |
| 4 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 1:44.250 | + 0.628 |
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:44.257 | + 0.635 |
| 6 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 1:44.265 | + 0.643 |
| 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.516 | + 0.894 |
| 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 1:44.719 | + 1.097 |
| 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 1:45.102 | + 1.480 |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:45.274 | + 1.652 |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:45.311 | + 1.689 |
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:45.324 | + 1.702 |
| 13 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:45.363 | + 1.741 |
| 14 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:45.534 | + 1.912 |
| 15 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:45.646 | + 2.024 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 1:45.979 | + 2.357 |
| 17 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 1:46.067 | + 2.445 |
| 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 1:46.402 | + 2.780 |
| 19 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 1:46.605 | + 2.983 |
| 20 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:46.776 | + 3.154 |
| 21 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 1:49.418 | + 5.796 |
| 22 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh-Ford | 1:49.669 | + 6.047 |
| 23 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 1:51.124 | + 7.502 |
| 24 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | 1:51.373 | + 7.751 |
| 25 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 2:00.932 | + 17.310 |
| 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford | 2:05.211 | + 21.589 |
| 27 | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell-Ford | 2:11.070 | + 27.448 |
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