| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:16,036 | - |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:16,096 | + 0,060 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:17,033 | + 0,997 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:17,034 | + 0,998 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:17,054 | + 1,018 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:17,055 | + 1,019 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:17,067 | + 1,031 |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:17,073 | + 1,037 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:18,028 | + 1,992 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:18,030 | + 1,994 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:18,042 | + 2,006 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:18,043 | + 2,007 |
| 13 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:18,050 | + 2,014 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:18,050 | + 2,014 |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:18,057 | + 2,021 |
| 16 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:18,039 | + 2,003 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:19,059 | + 3,023 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:19,062 | + 3,026 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:19,083 | + 3,047 |
| 20 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | 1:20,002 | + 3,966 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:20,003 | + 3,967 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:20,066 | + 4,030 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Martini | 1:20,031 | + 3,995 |
| 24 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:20,047 | + 4,011 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||
| 26 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 1:20,064 | + 4,028 |
| 27 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:20,064 | + 4,028 |
| 107% | 1:21,359 | |||