| 1 | Herbert Höfl (Senior) | FRG | 42.10 | | - |
| 2 | Bjørn Tveter (Neo) | NOR | 42.50 | | +0.400 |
| 3 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 43.00 | | +0.900 |
| 4 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 43.00 | | +0.900 |
| 5 | Hansruedi Widmer (Neo) | SUI | 43.30 | | +1.200 |
| 6 | Bernd Hasieber (Neo) | FRG | 43.30 | | +1.200 |
| 7 | Karl Merdes (M35) | FRG | 43.40 | SB | +1.300 |
| 8 | Othmar Braunecker (Senior) | AUT | 43.40 | | +1.300 |
| 9 | Helmut Kwiatkowski (Senior) | FRG | 44.10 | | +2.000 |
| 10 | Peter Bräuer (Senior) | FRG | 44.10 | | +2.000 |
| 11 | François Perrenoud (B2) | FRA | 44.20 | NRJ | +2.100 |
| 12 | John Tipper (Neo) | GBR | 44.40 | | +2.300 |
| 13 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 44.40 | | +2.300 |
| 14 | Peter Mark (Neo) | SUI | 44.60 | | +2.500 |
| 15 | Edwin Keller (Neo) | FRG | 44.80 | | +2.700 |
| 16 | Hans Lichtenstern (A1) | FRG | 44.80 | | +2.700 |
| 17 | Klaus Kaensche (Senior) | FRG | 45.30 | | +3.200 |
| 18 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 45.30 | | +3.200 |
| 19 | Ruedi Uster (Senior) | SUI | 45.60 | | +3.500 |
| 20 | Rolf-Dieter Bastian (A2) | FRG | 45.90 | | +3.800 |
| 21 | Laurens Jan Bazuin (Senior) | NED | 45.90 | | +3.800 |
| 22 | Bernard Oger (Neo) | FRA | 45.90 | | +3.800 |
| 23 | Jean Michel Nardin (A2) | FRA | 46.60 | | +4.500 |
| 24 | Gerard Fagnoni (B2) | FRA | 47.10 | SB | +5.000 |
| 25 | Jouko Nieminen (Senior) | FIN | 47.40 | | +5.300 |
| 26 | Bernard Heutte (Neo) | FRA | 48.40 | SB | +6.300 |
| 27 | Philippe Gabelle (C2) | FRA | 49.60 | | +7.500 |
| 28 | Jean-Claude Pottier (A1) | FRA | 50.50 | | +8.400 |