| 1 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 39.44 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 39.48 | NR | +0.040 | 22 |
| 3 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 39.99 | | +0.550 | 20 |
| 4 | Angela Stahnke (Neo) | GDR | 40.39 | | +0.950 | 18 |
| 5 | Seiko Hashimoto (Neo) | JPN | 40.47 | | +1.030 | 16 |
| 6 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 40.71 | NR | +1.270 | 15 |
| 7 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 40.89 | NR | +1.450 | 14 |
| 8 | Monika Gawenus-Pflug (M30) | FRG | 41.18 | | +1.740 | 13 |
| 9 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 41.20 | | +1.760 | 12 |
| 10 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 41.32 | | +1.880 | 11 |
| 11 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 41.40 | | +1.960 | 10 |
| 12 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 41.73 | | +2.290 | 9 |
| 13 | Natalie Grenier (Senior) | CAN | 41.84 | | +2.400 | 8 |
| 14 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 41.94 | | +2.500 | 7 |
| 15 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 42.39 | | +2.950 | 6 |
| 16 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 42.50 | PB | +3.060 | 5 |
| 17 | Chantal Côté (Senior) | CAN | 42.52 | | +3.080 | 4 |
| 18 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 42.57 | | +3.130 | 3 |
| 19 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 42.84 | | +3.400 | 2 |
| 20 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 43.19 | | +3.750 | 1 |
| 21 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 43.41 | | +3.970 | 0 |
| 22 | Stéphanie Dumont (Neo) | FRA | 43.60 | | +4.160 | 0 |
| 23 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 44.02 | SB | +4.580 | 0 |
| 24 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 51.85 | | +12.410 | 0 |