| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus (GB) | | Lotus | 72 | E | Ford |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | John Player Team Lotus (GB) | | Lotus | 72 | E | Ford |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Elf Team Tyrrell (GB) | | Tyrrell | 007 | | Ford |
| 3T | Jody Scheckter | Elf Team Tyrrell (GB) | | Tyrrell | 007 | | Ford |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Elf Team Tyrrell (GB) | | Tyrrell | 007 | | Ford |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Texaco (GB) | | McLaren | M23 | | Ford |
| 5T | Fittipaldi / Hulme | Marlboro Team Texaco (GB) | | McLaren | M23 | | Ford |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | Marlboro Team Texaco (GB) | | McLaren | M23 | | Ford |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. (GB) | | Brabham | BT44 | | Ford |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. (GB) | | Brabham | BT44 | | Ford |
| 8T | Carlos Pace | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. (GB) | | Brabham | BT44 | | Ford |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March Engineering Ltd. (GB) | | March | 741 | | Ford |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March Engineering Ltd. (GB) | | March | 741 | | Ford |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari Sefac Automobili (I) | | Ferrari | 312 B3 | | Ferrari |
| 11T | | Ferrari Sefac Automobili (I) | Enzo Ferrari | Ferrari | 312 B3 | | Ferrari |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari Sefac Automobili (I) | | Ferrari | 312 B3 | | Ferrari |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | B.R.M. Ltd. (GB) | | BRM | P201 | | BRM |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | B.R.M. Ltd. (GB) | | BRM | P201 | | BRM |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | U.O.P. Shadow (USA) | Don Nichols | Shadow | DN3 | | Ford |
| 16T | Tom Pryce | U.O.P. Shadow (USA) | Don Nichols | Shadow | DN3 | | Ford |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | U.O.P. Shadow (USA) | Don Nichols | Shadow | DN3 | | Ford |
| 18 | Derek Bell | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees (GB) | | Surtees | TS16 | -3 | Ford |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees (GB) | | Surtees | TS16 | -3 | Ford |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) Ltd. (GB) | Frank Williams | Iso-Marlboro | FW | | Ford |
| 21 | Belsø / Merzario | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) Ltd. (GB) | | Iso-Marlboro | FW | | Ford |
| 22 | Vern Schuppan | Team Ensign (GB) | | Ensign | N174 | | Ford |
| 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Tauranac Racing Ltd. (GB) | Ron Tauranac | Trojan | T103 | | Ford |
| 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh Racing (GB) | | Hesketh | 308 | | Ford |
| 24T | James Hunt | Hesketh Racing (GB) | | Hesketh | 308 | | Ford |
| 25 | Howden Ganley | Maki Engineering (U.K.) Ltd. (GB) | | Maki | F101 | | Ford |
| 26 | Graham Hill | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Racing Team (GB) | | Lola | T370 | | Ford |
| 27 | Peter Gethin | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Racing Team (GB) | | Lola | T370 | | Ford |
| 27T | Gethin / *Hill | Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Racing Team (GB) | | Lola | T370 | | Ford |
| 28 | John Watson | Goldie Hexagon Racing | | Brabham | BT42 | | Ford |
| 29 | John Nicholson | Pinch (Plant) Ltd. (GB) | | Lyncar | F1 | | Ford |
| 31 | | John Player Team Lotus (GB) | | Lotus | 76 | | Ford |
| 33 | Mike Hailwood | Yardley Team McLaren (GB) | | McLaren | M23 | | Ford |
| 33T | Mike Hailwood | Yardley Team McLaren (GB) | | McLaren | M23 | | Ford |
| 35 | Mike Wilds | Dempster International Racing Team (GB) | | March | 731 | | Ford |
| 37 | François Migault | B.R.M. Ltd. (GB) | | BRM | P160 | E | BRM |
| 37T | François Migault | B.R.M. Ltd. (GB) | | BRM | P160 | E | BRM |
| 39 | Bell / Mass / Surtees | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees (GB) | | Surtees | TS16 | -3 | Ford |
| 42 | David Purley | Team Harper-Token Racing | | Token | RJ02 | | Ford |
| 43 | Leo Kinnunen | A.A.W. Racing Team (FIN) | | Surtees | TS16 | -1 | Ford |
| 208 | Lella Lombardi | Allied Polymer Group Ltd. | | Brabham | BT42 | | Ford |