| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 27 | James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth | 63 | 1:18.6 | 215.771 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:18.7 | 0.1 | 215.497 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:18.7 | 0.1 | 215.497 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:18.7 | 0.1 | 215.497 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:19.0 | 0.4 | 214.678 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 29 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:19.0 | 0.4 | 214.678 | Ret | ||||
| 7 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:19.4 | 0.8 | 213.597 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:19.5 | 0.9 | 213.328 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 0 | 1:19.6 | 1.0 | 213.060 | 12 | ||||
| 10 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 0 | 1:19.8 | 1.2 | 212.526 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | 1:20.0 | 1.4 | 211.995 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:20.0 | 1.4 | 211.995 | Ret | ||||
| 13 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:20.1 | 1.5 | 211.730 | 9 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:21.2 | 2.6 | 208.862 | Ret | ||||
| 15 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:21.2 | 2.6 | 208.862 | Ret | ||||
| 16 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:21.6 | 3.0 | 207.838 | 11 | ||||
| 17 | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 1:22.0 | 3.4 | 206.824 | 13 | ||||
| 18 | 22 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 0 | 1:22.9 | 4.3 | 204.579 | Ret |