| 1 | Eric Heiden (A2) | USA | 39.68 | (2) | | 1:19.34 | (1) | TR | 39.31 | (6) | | 1:17.59 | (1) | WRJ, TR | 157.455 | NRJ, NR, TR | - |
| 2 | Peter Mueller (Neo) | USA | 39.64 | (1) | TR | 1:20.25 | (6) | | 39.00 | (4) | | 1:18.32 | (2) | SB | 157.925 | | +0.470 |
| 3 | Jevgenij Kulikov (Senior) | URS | 40.40 | (8) | | 1:20.05 | (4) | | 38.52 | (1) | TR | 1:20.03 | (9) | | 158.960 | | +1.505 |
| 4 | Jos Valentijn (Senior) | NED | 39.89 | (4) | | 1:19.75 | (3) | | 39.07 | (5) | | 1:20.28 | (12) | | 158.975 | | +1.520 |
| 5 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet (Neo) | NOR | 40.88 | (14) | | 1:19.58 | (2) | | 39.66 | (12) | | 1:18.39 | (3) | | 159.525 | | +2.070 |
| 6 | Oloph Granath (Senior) | SWE | 39.69 | (3) | | 1:21.89 | (13) | | 38.95 | (3) | | 1:20.04 | (10) | | 159.605 | | +2.150 |
| 7 | Eppie Bleeker (Senior) | NED | 40.28 | (7) | | 1:20.26 | (7) | | 39.52 | (10) | | 1:19.76 | (7) | | 159.810 | PB | +2.355 |
| 8 | Kai Arne Engelstad (Neo) | NOR | 40.14 | (6) | | 1:20.17 | (5) | | 38.93 | (2) | | 1:21.88 | (16) | | 160.095 | | +2.640 |
| 9 | Daniel Immerfall (Neo) | USA | 40.08 | (5) | | 1:21.86 | (12) | | 39.37 | (7) | | 1:19.67 | (6) | SB | 160.215 | SB | +2.760 |
| 10 | Jørn Didriksen (Neo) | NOR | 40.40 | (8) | | 1:20.81 | (8) | | 39.47 | (8) | | 1:20.09 | (11) | | 160.320 | | +2.865 |
| 11 | Bert de Jong (Neo) | NED | 40.62 | (12) | | 1:20.87 | (9) | | 40.20 | (18) | | 1:19.29 | (4) | | 160.900 | | +3.445 |
| 12 | Gaétan Boucher (A2) | CAN | 41.04 | (16) | | 1:21.54 | (11) | | 39.91 | (14) | | 1:19.90 | (8) | | 161.670 | NRJ, NR | +4.215 |
| 13 | Mats Wallberg (Senior) | SWE | 40.70 | (13) | | 1:22.08 | (14) | | 39.87 | (13) | | 1:20.89 | (14) | | 162.055 | | +4.600 |
| 14 | Frode Rønning (B2) | NOR | 41.13 | (17) | | 1:22.85 | (16) | | 39.48 | (9) | | 1:20.29 | (13) | NRJ | 162.180 | | +4.725 |
| 15 | Masayuki Kawahara (Neo) | JPN | 41.55 | (19) | | 1:21.04 | (10) | | 40.48 | (21) | | 1:19.46 | (5) | NR | 162.280 | SB | +4.825 |
| 16 | Bernt Jansson (Senior) | SWE | 40.60 | (11) | | 1:22.53 | (15) | | 40.23 | (19) | | 1:21.41 | (15) | | 162.800 | | +5.345 |
| 17 | Peter.52 Eriksson (Senior) | SWE | 40.58 | (10) | | 1:23.18 | (17) | | 40.00 | (17) | | 1:22.52 | (21) | | 163.430 | | +5.975 |
| 18 | Thomas Overend (Neo) | CAN | 41.29 | (18) | | 1:23.64 | (19) | | 39.99 | (15) | | 1:21.94 | (17) | SB | 164.070 | | +6.615 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Michon (Neo) | FRA | 41.03 | (15) | | 1:23.75 | (20) | | 39.99 | (15) | | 1:22.51 | (20) | | 164.150 | | +6.695 |
| 20 | Jan Jóźwik (Senior) | POL | 41.63 | (22) | | 1:23.88 | (21) | | 39.63 | (11) | | 1:23.10 | (22) | | 164.750 | SB | +7.295 |
| 21 | Mikio Ooyama (Neo) | JPN | 41.64 | (23) | | 1:25.18 | (26) | | 40.54 | (22) | | 1:22.09 | (18) | | 165.815 | | +8.360 |
| 22 | Hans Lichtenstern (Senior) | FRG | 41.73 | (24) | | 1:24.18 | (23) | | 40.45 | (20) | | 1:23.15 | (23) | | 165.845 | | +8.390 |
| 23 | Hubert Hirschbichler (Neo) | FRG | 41.55 | (19) | | 1:23.94 | (22) | | 40.81 | (23) | | 1:23.28 | (25) | | 165.970 | | +8.515 |
| 24 | Pertti Niittylä (Neo) | FIN | 41.56 | (21) | | 1:24.34 | (24) | | 41.17 | (26) | | 1:23.23 | (24) | | 166.515 | SB | +9.060 |
| 25 | Charles Olivier Belle (Neo) | FRA | 42.33 | (26) | | 1:23.39 | (18) | | 41.85 | (29) | | 1:22.33 | (19) | SB | 167.040 | SB | +9.585 |
| 26 | Giovanni Paganin (Neo) | ITA | 42.34 | (27) | | 1:24.37 | (25) | | 41.14 | (25) | | 1:24.53 | (26) | | 167.930 | | +10.475 |
| 27 | Rainer Scharrelmann (Neo) | FRG | 41.95 | (25) | | 1:26.29 | (27) | | 40.85 | (24) | | 1:26.58 | (29) | | 169.235 | | +11.780 |
| 28 | Steve Pearce (Neo) | GBR | 42.85 | (28) | | 1:26.83 | (28) | | 41.52 | (28) | | 1:24.96 | (27) | | 170.265 | | +12.810 |
| 29 | Alain Moechars (A2) | BEL | 59.53 | (29) | | 1:27.98 | (29) | | 41.21 | (27) | | 1:25.37 | (28) | NRJ | 187.415 | SB | +29.960 |