| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:12,389 |
| 2 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 Cosworth | 1:12,783 |
| 3 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 Cosworth | 1:12,799 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:12,837 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:13,028 |
| 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:13,060 |
| 7 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:13,191 |
| 8 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 Cosworth | 1:13,322 |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 Matra | 1:13,425 |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:13,438 |
| 11 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:13,439 |
| 12 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:13,500 |
| 13 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN8 Cosworth | 1:13,665 |
| 14 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC4 Cosworth | 1:13,973 |
| 15 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:14,397 |
| 16 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign N176 Cosworth | 1:14,461 |
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 Cosworth | 1:14,471 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B Cosworth | 1:15,113 |
| 19 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:15,598 |
| 20 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:15,652 |
| 21 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:15,846 |
| 22 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:16,201 |
| 23 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | 1:17,217 |
| 24 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf Williams FW05 Cosworth | 1:17,288 |
| DNQ | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell 007 Cosworth | 1:25,084 |
| DNS | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | Accident |
| DNS | 21 | Chris Amon | Wolf Williams FW05 Cosworth | Accident |
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Grand Prix du Canada 1976