Jean-Pierre Jarier, who had fallen out of favour with ATS earlier in the season and been dropped in favour of drivers such as Alberto Colombo, Hans Binder and Harald Ertl, had last been semi-competitive with Shadow back in 1975 and had been drafted in by Lotus to replace Ronnie Peterson after his tragic death at Monza two races previous, took pole by just 0.011 seconds from Scheckter.
Colombo | Alberto Ginastera | University of Colombo | Alberto Gonzales | Alberto Giacometti | Felipe Colombo | Alberto Fujimori | Colombo Plan | Alberto Lattuada | Alberto Salazar | Colombo crime family | Alberto Burri | Alberto Breccia | Alberto Zaccheroni | Alberto Santos-Dumont | St Peter's College, Colombo | Alberto Magnelli | Alberto Cavalcanti | Alberto Ascari | St. Joseph's College, Colombo | Royal College, Colombo | Nacci Alberto | John Robert Colombo | College House, Colombo | Bishop of Colombo | Alberto Vargas | Alberto Savinio | Alberto Romulo | Alberto Pérez-Gómez | Alberto Bevilacqua |