Race Qualifying Grid Fastest Laps 1 Ronnie Peterson Lotus  1h 58m 03.700s  ( 129.941 km/h ) 78 2 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell  1h 58m 32.500s  ( +28.800s ) 78 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow  1h 58m 52.600s  ( +48.900s ) 78 4 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari  1h 59m 06.800s  ( +1m 03.100s ) 78 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 77 6 John Watson Brabham 77 7 Graham Hill Lola 76 8 Guy Edwards Lola 76 9 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 75 Retirements - Henri Pescarolo BRM  Gearbox 62 - Jacky Ickx Lotus  Engine 34 - Niki Lauda Ferrari  Ignition 32 - James Hunt Hesketh  Transmission 28 - Mike Hailwood McLaren  Accident 11 - Carlos Reutemann Brabham  Accident 5 - François Migault BRM  Brakes 5 - Vern Schuppan Ensign  Accident 4 - Hans Joachim Stuck March  Accident 3 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM  Accident 1 - Vittorio Brambilla March  Accident 1 - Tim Schenken Trojan  Accident 0 - Carlos Pace Surtees  Accident 0 - Brian Redman Shadow  Accident 0 - Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro  Accident 0 - Denny Hulme McLaren  Accident 0 Did Not Start - Howden Ganley Maki  Not present 0