| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:18,490 | - |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:18,770 | + 0,280 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:18,840 | + 0,350 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:18,850 | + 0,360 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:18,950 | + 0,460 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:19,110 | + 0,620 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 1:19,160 | + 0,670 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:19,200 | + 0,710 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | McLaren | 1:19,320 | + 0,830 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:19,420 | + 0,930 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:19,550 | + 1,060 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1:19,600 | + 1,110 |
| 13 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 1:19,640 | + 1,150 |
| 14 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:19,640 | + 1,150 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19,750 | + 1,260 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 1:19,810 | + 1,320 |
| 17 | Arturo Merzario | March | 1:19,880 | + 1,390 |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:19,900 | + 1,410 |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:20,060 | + 1,570 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 1:20,100 | + 1,610 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:20,110 | + 1,620 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:20,200 | + 1,710 |
| 23 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 1:20,240 | + 1,750 |
| 24 | Ian Scheckter | March | 1:20,310 | + 1,820 |
| 25 | Ricardo Patrese | Shadow | 1:20,350 | + 1,860 |
| 26 | Patrick Neve | March | 1:20,360 | + 1,870 |
| 107% | 1:23,984 | |||