| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312 B3 | 1:16,580 |
| 2 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Surtees TS16 Cosworth | 1:16,630 |
| 3 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams FW02 Cosworth | 1:16,790 |
| 4 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT44 Cosworth | 1:16,800 |
| 5 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:16,820 |
| 6 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312 B3 | 1:16,850 |
| 7 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 741 Cosworth | 1:16,980 |
| 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell 006 Cosworth | 1:16,990 |
| 9 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:17,110 |
| 10 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus 76 Cosworth | 1:17,180 |
| 11 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM P201 | 1:17,340 |
| 12 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:17,340 |
| 13 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh 308 Cosworth | 1:17,410 |
| 14 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham BT42 Cosworth | 1:17,610 |
| 15 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 005 Cosworth | 1:17,750 |
| 16 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 76 Cosworth | 1:18,000 |
| 17 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees TS16 Cosworth | 1:18,230 |
| 18 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola T370 Cosworth | 1:18,250 |
| 19 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 741 Cosworth | 1:18,290 |
| 20 | 23 | Dave Charlton | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:18,370 |
| 21 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM P160E | 1:18,390 |
| 22 | 29 | Ian Scheckter | Lotus 72E Cosworth | 1:18,560 |
| 23 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Brabham BT44 Cosworth | 1:18,600 |
| 24 | 32 | Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell 004 Cosworth | 1:19,000 |
| 25 | 37 | Francois Migault | BRM P160E | 1:19,140 |
| 26 | 30 | Paddy Driver | Lotus 72E Cosworth | 1:19,490 |
| 27 | 21 | Tom Belso | Williams FW01 Cosworth | 1:19,800 |
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Grand Prix d'Afrique du Sud 1974