Pole Position
Jacques LaffiteDrivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | - | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 47 | -13 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 40 | -20 | |
| 4 | 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 28 | -32 |
| 5 | 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | - | 27 | -33 |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 20 | -40 |
| 7 | 1 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 19 | -41 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | - | 14 | -46 | |
| 9 | 9 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 10 | -50 |
| 10 | 1 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | - | 10 | -50 |
| 11 | 1 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | - | 10 | -50 |
| 12 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | - | 9 | -51 |
| 13 | 1 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | - | 7 | -53 |
| 14 | 1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | - | 6 | -54 |
| 15 | 1 | Alan Jones | Surtees | - | 4 | -56 |
| 16 | 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | - | 3 | -57 |
| 17 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | - | 3 | -57 |
| 18 | 1 | Chris Amon | Ensign | - | 2 | -58 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | - | 1 | -59 | |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | - | 1 | -59 |
