| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:20,090 | - |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:21,069 | + 0,979 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:21,070 | + 0,980 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:21,077 | + 0,987 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:22,012 | + 1,922 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:22,050 | + 1,960 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:22,062 | + 1,972 |
| 8 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:23,025 | + 2,935 |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:23,026 | + 2,936 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:23,058 | + 2,968 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:23,071 | + 2,981 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:23,078 | + 2,988 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:23,082 | + 2,992 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:23,090 | + 3,000 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:24,011 | + 3,921 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:24,014 | + 3,924 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:24,014 | + 3,924 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:24,047 | + 3,957 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Martini | ||
| 20 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:24,082 | + 3,992 |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:24,081 | + 3,991 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:24,085 | + 3,995 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:24,099 | + 4,009 |
| 107% | 1:25,696 | |||