| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:16,080 | - |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:17,006 | + 0,926 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:17,037 | + 0,957 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:17,048 | + 0,968 |
| 5 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:18,028 | + 1,948 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:18,036 | + 1,956 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:18,044 | + 1,964 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:18,045 | + 1,965 |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:18,057 | + 1,977 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:18,073 | + 1,993 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:18,078 | + 1,998 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:18,088 | + 2,008 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18,099 | + 2,019 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:19,005 | + 2,925 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:19,013 | + 2,933 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:19,079 | + 2,999 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:19,083 | + 3,003 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:19,098 | + 3,018 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:19,099 | + 3,019 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:20,014 | + 3,934 |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | 1:20,024 | + 3,944 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 1:20,027 | + 3,947 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:20,035 | + 3,955 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:20,059 | + 3,979 |
| 25 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:20,070 | + 3,990 |
| 26 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:20,071 | + 3,991 |
| 107% | 1:21,406 | |||