| 1 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 42.00 | (3) | | 4:41.20 | (1) | NR | 88.866 | | - |
| 2 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 42.80 | (4) | | 4:47.00 | (2) | | 90.633 | | +1.767 |
| 3 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.60 | (6) | | 4:51.20 | (3) | | 92.133 | | +3.267 |
| 4 | Renato de Riva (M30) | ITA | 43.80 | (8) | NRM | 4:53.80 | (4) | | 92.766 | | +3.900 |
| 5 | Erhard Keller (Neo) | FRG | 41.40 | (2) | | 5:11.80 | (11) | SB | 93.366 | | +4.500 |
| 6 | Bernd Hasieber (Senior) | FRG | 43.70 | (7) | | 5:01.50 | (6) | | 93.950 | | +5.084 |
| 7 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 43.20 | (5) | | 5:07.70 | (10) | | 94.483 | | +5.617 |
| 8 | Bruno Toniolli (Senior) | ITA | 44.40 | (9) | | 5:04.60 | (7) | | 95.166 | | +6.300 |
| 9 | Helmut Kwiatkowski (Senior) | FRG | 44.40 | (9) | | 5:05.60 | (8) | | 95.333 | | +6.467 |
| 10 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 45.20 | (13) | | 5:16.10 | (12) | | 97.883 | | +9.017 |
| 11 | Martin Hofmann (A2) | FRG | 46.40 | (14) | | 5:24.30 | (13) | | 100.450 | | +11.584 |
| 12 | Theo van der Bos (Senior) | NED | 46.40 | (14) | | 5:26.90 | (14) | PB | 100.883 | | +12.017 |
| 13 | Herbert Höfl (Senior) | FRG | 41.30 | (1) | NR | - | | | 41.300 | NR | - |
| 14 | Hans Lichtenstern (A2) | FRG | 44.70 | (11) | NRJ | - | | | 44.700 | NRJ | - |
| 15 | Peter Thiele (Senior) | FRG | 44.80 | (12) | | - | | | 44.800 | | - |
| 16 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | - | | | 5:00.60 | (5) | | 50.100 | | - |
| 17 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | - | | | 5:06.30 | (9) | | 51.050 | | - |