| 1 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 41.90 | (3) | | 4:29.00 | (1) | NR, TR | 86.733 | | - |
| 2 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 42.40 | (4) | | 4:38.30 | (3) | | 88.783 | | +2.050 |
| 3 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.40 | (5) | | 4:38.00 | (2) | | 89.733 | | +3.000 |
| 4 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 43.40 | (5) | | 4:45.00 | (4) | SB | 90.900 | | +4.167 |
| 5 | Peter Bräuer (Senior) | FRG | 43.70 | (7) | | 4:46.00 | (5) | | 91.366 | | +4.633 |
| 6 | François Perrenoud (A1) | FRA | 43.90 | (8) | TRJ | 4:48.10 | (6) | NRJ | 91.916 | | +5.183 |
| 7 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | 44.20 | (9) | | 4:53.50 | (7) | SB | 93.116 | | +6.383 |
| 8 | Erhard Keller (Neo) | FRG | 40.50 | (1) | NR, TR | - | | | 40.500 | NR, TR | - |
| 9 | Raymond Fonvieille (Senior) | FRA | 41.50 | (2) | | - | | | 41.500 | | - |
| 10 | Jean Michel Nardin (Neo) | FRA | 44.20 | (9) | PB | - | | | 44.200 | PB | - |
| 11 | Jean-Jacques Rumpler (Neo) | FRA | - | | | 5:07.40 | (8) | SB | 51.233 | | - |