| 1 | 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.758 | 170.660 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.076 | +00.318 (+0.375%) | +00.318 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:25.161 | +00.403 (+0.475%) | +00.085 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:25.276 | +00.518 (+0.611%) | +00.115 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.390 | +00.632 (+0.746%) | +00.114 |
| 6 | 6 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.556 | +00.798 (+0.942%) | +00.166 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.650 | +00.892 (+1.052%) | +00.094 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.725 | +00.967 (+1.141%) | +00.075 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.938 | +01.180 (+1.392%) | +00.213 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.962 | +01.204 (+1.421%) | +00.024 |
| 11 | 11 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.040 | +01.282 (+1.513%) | +00.078 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.480 | +01.722 (+2.032%) | +00.440 |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 01:26.813 | +02.055 (+2.425%) | +00.333 |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.100 | +02.342 (+2.763%) | +00.287 |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.173 | +02.415 (+2.849%) | +00.073 |
| 16 | 16 | 9 | Reine Wisell | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.382 | +02.624 (+3.096%) | +00.209 |
| 17 | 17 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.390 | +02.632 (+3.105%) | +00.008 |
| 18 | 18 | 27 | Guy Edwards | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.407 | +02.649 (+3.125%) | +00.017 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 01:27.503 | +02.745 (+3.239%) | +00.096 |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | Rikky von Opel | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.690 | +02.932 (+3.459%) | +00.187 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.889 | +03.131 (+3.694%) | +00.199 |
| 22 | 22 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.119 | +03.361 (+3.965%) | +00.230 |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | Bertil Roos | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.298 | +03.540 (+4.177%) | +00.179 |
| 24 | 24 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.574 | +03.816 (+4.502%) | +00.276 |
| 25 | | 20 | Richard Robarts | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.930 | +04.172 (+4.922%) | +00.356 |
| 26 | 25 | 23 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.387 | +04.629 (+5.461%) | +00.457 |
| 27 | 26 | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.480 | +04.722 (+5.571%) | +00.093 |
| 28 | | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | | | |