| start # | name | nat. | team | car | engine | tyres |
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | GB |  | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 2 | Jochen Rindt | A |  | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | AUS |  | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | NZ |  | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M14A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 5 | Chris Amon | NZ | | March Engineering | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez | MEX |  | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | BRM 3.0 V12 | |
| 7 | John Surtees | GB | | Team Surtees | Surtees TS7 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | F |  | Equipe Matra Elf | Matra MS120 | Matra 3.0 V12 | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | GB | | Brooke Bond Oxo Racing/Rob Walker | Lotus 49C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | B |  | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari F12 | |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | USA |  | STP Corporation | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | CH |  | March Engineering | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | F | | Equipe Matra Elf | Matra MS120 | Matra 3.0 V12 | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | CH | | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari F12 | |
| 16 | John Miles | GB | | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BR |  | Lotus 49C |
| 18 | Jackie Oliver | GB | | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P153 | BRM 3.0 V12 | |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | I |  | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M14D | Alfa Romeo 3.0 V8 | |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | D |  | Auto Motor und Sport | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 22 | Ronnie Peterson | S |  | Colin Crabbe Racing | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 23 | François Cévert | F | | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 24 | Peter Gethin | GB | | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M14A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 25 | Brian Redman | GB | | Frank Williams Racing Cars | De Tomaso 308 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 26 | Hubert Hahne | D | | Hubert Hahne | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
| 27 | Silvio Moser | CH | | Silvio Moser Racing Team | Bellasi | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |
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