United States Grand Prix West
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 1:53:18.471 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | +42.414 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | +49.972 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:12.828 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | +1:22.292 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | +3 Laps | |
| R | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | Not classified | |
| R | John Watson | Penske | 9 | Not classified | |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | Suspension | |
| R | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | Halfshaft | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Water leak | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | Accident | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | Accident | |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | Accident | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Accident | |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | Suspension |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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