Race Qualifying Grid Fastest Laps 1 Niki Lauda Ferrari  2h 01m 21.310s  ( 121.552 km/h ) 75 2 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren  2h 01m 24.090s  ( +2.780s ) 75 3 Carlos Pace Brabham  2h 01m 39.120s  ( +17.810s ) 75 4 Ronnie Peterson Lotus  2h 01m 59.760s  ( +38.450s ) 75 5 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell  2h 02m 02.170s  ( +40.860s ) 75 6 Jochen Mass McLaren  2h 02m 03.380s  ( +42.070s ) 75 7 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 74 8 Jacky Ickx Lotus 74 9 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 73 Retirements - Mark Donohue Penske  Accident 66 - James Hunt Hesketh  Accident 63 - Alan Jones Hesketh  Wheel lost 61 - Vittorio Brambilla March  Accident 48 - Tom Pryce Shadow  Accident 39 - John Watson Surtees  Spin 36 - Clay Regazzoni Ferrari  Accident 36 - Mario Andretti Parnelli  Fire 9 - Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow  Accident 0 Did Not Start - Henri Pescarolo Surtees  Car unavailable 0 - François Migault Lola  Car unavailable 0