Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 1:31:51.680 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | +1:02.450 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +1:06.390 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +1:06.610 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Out of fuel | 2.0 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | +4 Laps | |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | Gearbox | |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | Engine | |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | Gearbox | |
| R | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | Engine | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | Engine | |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | Accident | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | Accident | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | Engine | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Collision | |
| R | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | Collision | |
| R | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | Collision |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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