| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:28,034 | - |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:28,083 | + 0,049 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:28,084 | + 0,050 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:29,010 | + 0,976 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:29,014 | + 0,980 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:29,022 | + 0,988 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:29,023 | + 0,989 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:29,040 | + 1,006 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:29,050 | + 1,016 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:29,051 | + 1,017 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:30,008 | + 1,974 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:30,018 | + 1,984 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:30,055 | + 2,021 |
| 14 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:30,059 | + 2,025 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:30,060 | + 2,026 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:30,072 | + 2,038 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:31,030 | + 2,996 |
| 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:31,031 | + 2,997 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:31,031 | + 2,997 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:31,036 | + 3,002 |
| 107% | 1:34,196 | |||