アルトゥーロ・メルツァリオ
Qualifying was dominated by works Porsches. They took the first four positions on the grid with the pole position time only a second slower than the time set by Ickx for the 1969 German Grand Prix; pole position went to the Jo Siffert/Brian Redman car, followed by Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen, Vic Elford/Kurt Ahrens, Jr., and then Hans Herrmann/Richard Attwood. They were followed by a works Alfa Romeo T33/3 of Rolf Stommelen/Piers Courage, and the two works Ferrari 512S Spyders of Ignazio Giunti/Arturo Merzario and John Surtees/Nino Vaccarella.