| 1 | Thomas Overend (Neo) | CAN | 41.92 | | - |
| 2 | Sicco de Vries (Senior) | NED | 42.28 | SB | +0.360 |
| 3 | Gus Katinas (Neo) | AUS | 42.41 | | +0.490 |
| 4 | John Cassidy (Neo) | CAN | 42.51 | | +0.590 |
| 5 | Georg Unger (B2) | FRG | 42.54 | | +0.620 |
| 6 | Jouko Salakka (Neo) | FIN | 42.56 | | +0.640 |
| 7 | Michael Hartl (B2) | FRG | 42.67 | | +0.750 |
| 8 | Jan.50 Vermeulen (Senior) | NED | 42.71 | | +0.790 |
| 9 | Colin V. Coates (Senior) | AUS | 42.84 | | +0.920 |
| 10 | Michel Piens (Senior) | BEL | 43.04 | | +1.120 |
| 11 | Erroll Canute Fraser (Neo) | ISV | 43.27 | | +1.350 |
| 12 | Henk Waanders (Senior) | NED | 43.39 | | +1.470 |
| 13 | Heribert Beitel (Neo) | FRG | 43.41 | | +1.490 |
| 14 | Cock Slakhorst (Senior) | NED | 43.97 | SB | +2.050 |
| 15 | Karlheinz Holzner (A2) | FRG | 44.33 | | +2.410 |
| 16 | Ad Overdevest (Neo) | NED | 44.35 | | +2.430 |
| 17 | Karl Merdes (M40) | FRG | 44.57 | | +2.650 |
| 18 | Michael Creighton (B1) | AUS | 45.13 | NRJ | +3.210 |
| 19 | Wolfgang Schertzinger (Senior) | FRG | 45.16 | | +3.240 |
| 20 | Ernst Süß (Senior) | FRG | 45.31 | | +3.390 |
| 21 | Rainer Häuser (A1) | FRG | 45.49 | SB | +3.570 |
| 22 | Jacques Segers (Neo) | NED | 45.52 | SB | +3.600 |
| 23 | Martin Botter (Neo) | NED | 45.89 | SB | +3.970 |
| 24 | Ruud Ruiterman (Neo) | NED | 46.11 | | +4.190 |
| 25 | Nico van der Walle (Senior) | NED | 46.13 | | +4.210 |
| 26 | Willy Caboor (M40) | BEL | 46.37 | | +4.450 |
| 27 | Richard Lorenz (C2) | FRG | 46.63 | | +4.710 |
| 28 | Willie Duininck (Senior) | BEL | 46.72 | SB | +4.800 |
| 29 | Gerhard Ohr (Neo) | FRG | 47.45 | | +5.530 |
| 30 | Paul Ederer (C2) | FRG | 47.74 | | +5.820 |
| 31 | Gerhard Geisreiter (C2) | FRG | 48.17 | | +6.250 |
| 32 | Hans Sieben (A2) | NED | 48.18 | SB | +6.260 |
| 33 | Poul Veen (B2) | NED | 48.58 | | +6.660 |
| 34 | Wolfgang Seitz (A1) | FRG | 48.74 | | +6.820 |
| 35 | Peter Merdes (B1) | FRG | 49.07 | | +7.150 |
| 36 | Hans Naafs (n/a) | NED | 49.36 | PB | +7.440 |
| 37 | Andre Peperkamp (n/a) | NED | 50.14 | PB | +8.220 |
| 38 | Erwin Schnappinger (C2) | FRG | 50.29 | | +8.370 |
| 39 | Eduard von Lowen (n/a) | NED | 50.74 | PB | +8.820 |
| 40 | Klaus Neumann (C2) | FRG | 50.83 | | +8.910 |
| 41 | Rolf Merdes (Neo) | FRG | 51.05 | | +9.130 |
| 42 | Jörg Stoll (B2) | FRG | 51.29 | | +9.370 |
| 43 | Thomas Merdes (C2) | FRG | 51.45 | | +9.530 |
| 44 | Bernhard Eicher (C1) | FRG | 52.32 | | +10.400 |
| 45 | Rob von Lowen (n/a) | NED | 52.73 | PB | +10.810 |
| 46 | Udo Jandewerth (C1) | FRG | 53.98 | | +12.060 |
| 47 | Peter Ernst (C2) | FRG | 55.49 | | +13.570 |
| 48 | Volker Kern (D2) | FRG | 59.99 | | +18.070 |
| 49 | Ferry Sloof (B2) | NED | 1:05.83 | | +23.910 |