| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 72E | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus 76 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team Texaco |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team Texaco |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT44 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Motor Racing Developments Ltd |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT44 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Motor Racing Developments Ltd |
| 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March 741 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | March Engineering |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 741 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | March Engineering |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312B3-74 | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312B3-74 | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM P201 | BRM P200 V12 3.0 | Firestone | Team Motul BRM |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM P201 | BRM P200 V12 3.0 | Firestone | Team Motul BRM |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN3 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | UOP Shadow Racing Team |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN3 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | UOP Shadow Racing Team |
| 18 | Derek Bell | Surtees TS16 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Team Surtees |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Surtees TS16 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Team Surtees |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro FW | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Frank Williams Racing Cars |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro FW | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Frank Williams Racing Cars |
| 22 | Mike Wilds | Ensign N174 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Team Ensign |
| 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan T103 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Trojan-Tauranac Racing |
| 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh 308 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hesketh Racing |
| 25 | Howden Ganley | Maki F101 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Maki Engineering |
| 26 | Graham Hill | Lola T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill |
| 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill |
| 28 | John Watson | Brabham BT44 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | John Goldie Racing with Hexagon |
| 30 | Dieter Quester | Surtees TS16 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Memphis International Team Surtees |
| 31 | Ian Scheckter | Hesketh 308 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hesketh Racing |
| 32 | Helmuth Koinigg | Brabham BT42 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Scuderia Finotto |
| 33 | David Hobbs | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Yardley Team McLaren |
| 35 | Ian Ashley | Token RJ02 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Token Racing |
| 37 | François Migault | BRM P160E | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | Team Motul BRM |
| 43 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees TS16 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | AAW Racing Team |