| 1st | 6 | Mike Hailwood / Hughes de Fierlant | Mirage M6 Ford | Gulf Research Racing Company | 1:19.2200 |
| 2nd | 5 | Derek Bell / James Hunt | Mirage M6 Ford | Gulf Research Racing Company | 1:19.5300 |
| 3rd | 2 | Jean-Louis Lafosse / Reine Wisell | Lola T282 Ford | Gitanes Racing | 1:20.6700 |
| 4th | 9 | Ian Scheckter / John Watson | Chevron B26 Ford | Team Gunston/Richter Motors | 1:22.9900 |
| 5th | 1 | Reinhold Jöst / Herbert Müller | Porsche 908/03 | R. Jost Racing | 1:23.8200 |
| 6th | 8 | Chris Craft / Eddie Keizan | Lola T292 Ford | Embassy Racing S.A./Crowne Racing | 1:24.6800 |
| 7th | 10 | Charles Lucas / John Abrahams | Lola T292 Ford | MRC/Ray's Racing Team | 1:24.8500 |
| 8th | 11 | John Hine / Ian Grob | Chevron B23 Ford | KVG Racing | 1:25.7000 |
| 9th | 7 | Tim Schenken / Dave Charlton | GRD S73 Ford | Lucky Strike Racing/Dart Racing with GRD | 1:28.5800 |
| 10th | 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Jacky Ickx | BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW Motorsport GMBH | 1:29.2900 |
| 11th | 14 | Doug Drysdale / Roger Harradine | Chevron B21 Ford | D. Drysdale | 1:29.8200 |
| 12th | 18 | Nols Niemann / Giv Giovannoni | Chevrolet Firenza | Chev. Dealer Team | 1:32.8800 |
| 13th | 12 | Mario Casoni / "Gero" | De Tomaso Pantera | M. Casoni Racing | 1:33.5200 |
| 14th | 15 | Kunimitsu Takahashi / Kenji Tohira | Datsun 240Z | E. L. van Bergen | 1:35.2900 |
| 15th | 3 | Martin Birrane / Guy Tunmer | Porsche Carrera RSR | Paradise Beach/Swazi Radio/Crowne Racing | 1:36.6800 |
| 16th | 21 | Chappie Wicks / Barry de Groot | Chevron B8 BMW | Team Sportune | 1:36.8600 |
| 17th | 24 | Dick Mawson / Jan Hettema | Chevrolet Firenza | Dick Mawson/Jan Hettema | 1:37.6700 |
| 18th | 16 | Arnold Chatz / Geoff Mortimer | Datsun 240Z | E. L. van Bergen | 1:38.8500 |
| 19th | 29 | Len Booysen / John Gibb | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | L. Booysen | 1:41.5400 |
| 20th | 27 | Alain Lavoipierre / Brian Cook | Ford Capri | Bic Ball Point | 1:43.0900 |
| 21st | 25 | Chris Swanepoel / Garth la Reserve | Toyota Celica | Team Toyota | 1:44.3500 |
| 22nd | 28 | Conraed Spaemer / Clive Peters | BMW 2002 TI | C. Spamer | 1:44.9500 |
| 23rd | 26 | Buck Nel / Billy Maloney | Ford Cortina | Black Baron | 1:46.6400 |
| 24th | 30 | Hennie van der Linde / Ian Smuts | Ford Escort GT | H. van der Linde | 1:46.9800 |
| 25th | 17 | Basil van Rooyen / Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Firenza | Chev. Dealer Team | 1:49.4300 |
| 26th | 20 | Peter Parnell / Nolly Limberis | Lola - Ford | Power Developments | no time |
| 27th | 22 | Robby Smith / Dirk Marais | Automa GT | Automa Engineering | no time |