German Grand Prix
Nürburgring
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus |
| 10 | James Hunt | Hesketh |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Surtees |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Lola |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March |
| 20 | Ian Ashley | Token |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso Marlboro |
| 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM |
| 25 | Derek Bell | Surtees |