James Hunt
McLaren/Ford

2

1

Mario Andretti
Lotus/Ford

Gunnar Nilsson
Lotus/Ford

4

3

Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell/Ford

Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell/Ford

6

5

Jochen Mass
McLaren/Ford

Riccardo Patrese
Shadow/Ford

8

7

Alan Jones
Shadow/Ford

John Watson
Brabham/Alfa Romeo

10

9

Jody Scheckter
Wolf/Ford

Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari

12

11

Jacques Laffite
Ligier/Matra

Clay Regazzoni
Ensign/Ford

14

13

Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham/Alfa Romeo

Patrick Tambay
Ensign/Ford

16

15

Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees/Ford

Ian Scheckter
March/Ford

18

17

Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari

Brett Lunger
McLaren/Ford

20

19

Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi/Ford

Danny Ongais
Penske/Ford

22

21

Patrick Neve
March/Ford

Hans Binder
Surtees/Ford

24

23

Alex Ribeiro
March/Ford

25

Rupert Keegan
Hesketh/Ford