Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport International Raceway
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh |
| 0 | Chris Amon | Wolf |
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March |
| 3 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | McLaren |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 13 | Tom Pryce | Shadow |
| 14 | John Watson | Penske |
| 15 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow |
| 19 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees |
| 22 | Brett Lunger | Surtees |
| 23 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf |