| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:40,045 | - |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:40,053 | + 0,008 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:40,062 | + 0,017 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:40,073 | + 0,028 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:40,094 | + 0,049 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:40,097 | + 0,052 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:41,050 | + 1,005 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:41,087 | + 1,042 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:42,007 | + 1,962 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:42,008 | + 1,963 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:42,010 | + 1,965 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:42,011 | + 1,966 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:42,065 | + 2,020 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:42,071 | + 2,026 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:42,080 | + 2,035 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 1:42,091 | + 2,046 |
| 17 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | ||
| 18 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:43,074 | + 3,029 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:43,055 | + 3,010 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | ||
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:43,075 | + 3,030 |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | 1:43,086 | + 3,041 |
| 23 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 1:43,094 | + 3,049 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:44,020 | + 3,975 |
| 107% | 1:47,048 | |||