| 1 | James Simon Wallis Hunt | GB |  | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23
McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Joachim Mass | D |  |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | I |  | McLaren M23 |
| 40 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | CDN |  |
| 3 | Bengt Ronnie Peterson | S |  | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | F |  |
| 5 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | USA |  | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | S | |
| 7 | John Marshall Watson | GB | | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45
Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 | Goodyear |
| 8 | José Carlos Pace | BR |  |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | D | | Brabham BT45B |
| 21 | Giorgio Francia | I | | Brabham BT45 |
| 9 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | BR | | Hollywood March Racing | March 761B
March 771 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Ian Scheckter | ZA |  | Team Rothmans International | March 761B
March 771 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | D | | March 761B |
| 10 | Brian Henton | GB | |
| 11 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | A |  | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 3.0 F12 | Goodyear |
| 11,21 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | CDN | |
| 12 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | RA |  |
| 14 | Larry Perkins | AUS |  | Rotary Watches Stanley BRM | BRM P207
BRM P201B | BRM 3.0 V12 | Goodyear |
| 35 | Conny Andersson | S | | BRM P207 |
| 35 | Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards | GB | |
| 14 | Daniel Ongais | USA | | Interscope Racing | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | F | | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin |
| 16,17 | Renzo Zorzi | I | | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8
Shadow DN5B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | I | | Shadow DN8 |
| 16 | Keith Jack Oliver | GB | |
| 16 | Arturo Francesco Merzario | I | |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | |
| 16 | Thomas Maldwyn Pryce | GB | | Shadow DN5B
Shadow DN8 |
| 17 | Alan Stanley Jones | AUS | | Shadow DN8 |
| 18 | Hans Binder | A | | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Larry Perkins | AUS | | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | F | |
| 18 | Vernon Schuppan | AUS | |
| 18 | Lamberto Leoni | I | |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | I | | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Jody David Scheckter | ZA | | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Gian-Claudio Giuseppe Regazzoni | CH |  | Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Jacques-Bernard Ickx | B |  |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | F | | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | GB | | Penthouse Rizla Racing | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 25 | Harald Ertl | A | | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 25,39 | Hector Alonso Rebaque | MEX |  |
| 25,39 | Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley | GB | |
| 26 | Jacques Henri Sabin Laffite | F | | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS7 | Matra 3.0 V12 | Goodyear |
| 27 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | |
| 27 | Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies | B | | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BR | | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04
Fittipaldi F5 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 29 | Ingo Ott Hoffmann | BR | | Fittipaldi FD04 |
| 29,40 | Theodore Pilette-Vlug | B | | Stanley BRM | BRM PS07 | BRM 3.0 V12 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Robert Brett Lunger | USA | | Chesterfield Racing | March 761
McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 31 | David Purley | GB | | LEC Refrigeration Racing | LEC CRP1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 32 | Michael Kozarowitsky | FIN |  | RAM Racing/F & S Properties | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 32 | Michael Bleekemolen | NL |  |
| 33 | Johan Gerard Haijje | NL | |
| 33 | Andrew Sutcliffe | GB | | RAM Racing | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 33,35 | Hans Binder | A | | ATS Racing Team | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 34 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | |
| 35 | Hans Heyer | D | |
| 36 | Emilio de Villota Ruiz | E |  | Iberia Airlines | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 37 | Arturo Francesco Merzario | I | | Team Merzario | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 38 | Brian Henton | GB | | British Formula One Racing Team | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 38 | Bernard de Dryver | B | | March 761B |
| 38 | Brian Henton | GB | | HB Bewaking Alarm Systems | Boro 001 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 41 | Loris Kessel | CH | | Jolly Club of Switzerland | Williams FW04 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 44 | Anthony Trimmer | GB | | Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 45 | Brian McGuire | AUS | | Brian McGuire | McGuire BM1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 50 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | J |  | Muritsu Racing Team | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Dunlop |
| 51 | Noritake Takahara | J | | Kojima Engineering | Kojima KE009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Bridgestone |
| 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | J | | Heros Racing | Kojima KE009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Bridgestone |
• suggestions