- P1James HuntMcLaren1:44:52.090
- P2Clay RegazzoniFerrari+0.920
- P3Mario AndrettiLotus+2.090
- Pole positionRonnie PetersonMarch · 1:21.310
- Fastest lapClay Regazzoni1:22.590 · lap 49
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:21.310 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:21.390 | +0.080 |
| 3 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1:21.550 | +0.240 |
| 4 | John Watson | Penske | 1:21.620 | +0.310 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:21.850 | +0.540 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:21.880 | +0.570 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1:21.880 | +0.570 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:21.910 | +0.600 |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1:22.030 | +0.720 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:22.060 | +0.750 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:22.130 | +0.820 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:22.160 | +0.850 |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:22.160 | +0.850 |
| 14 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:22.270 | +0.960 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:22.480 | +1.170 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 1:22.510 | +1.200 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:22.550 | +1.240 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:22.590 | +1.280 |
| 19 | Larry Perkins | Boro | 1:23.100 | +1.790 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:23.180 | +1.870 |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | Penske | 1:23.260 | +1.950 |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 1:23.550 | +2.240 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 1:24.090 | +2.780 |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:24.370 | +3.060 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh | 1:24.710 | +3.400 |
| 26 | Conny Andersson | Surtees | 1:24.740 | +3.430 |
| 27 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 1:26.010 | +4.700 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 49 | 1:22.590 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 61 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | 47 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 38 | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 26 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | ▲1 |
| 6 | John Watson | 19 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 16 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 14 | |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | 10 | |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | 10 |