United States Grand Prix West
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:01.301 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | +11.061 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | +28.951 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | +45.603 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +1:22.884 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | +5 Laps | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | Accident | |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | Accident | |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | Transmission | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Ignition | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | Gearbox | |
| R | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | Brakes | |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | Accident | |
| W | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Accident | ||
| W | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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