| 1 | Gaétan Boucher (Neo) | CAN | 40.39 | (12) | | 1:20.13 | (1) | | 40.05 | (6) | | 1:19.52 | (1) | TR | 160.265 | NR | - |
| 2 | Johan Granath (Senior) | SWE | 39.89 | (3) | | 1:20.60 | (2) | | 40.16 | (10) | | 1:20.50 | (2) | | 160.600 | | +0.335 |
| 3 | Sies Uilkema (Neo) | NED | 40.36 | (11) | | 1:20.68 | (3) | | 39.26 | (1) | | 1:21.52 | (6) | | 160.720 | | +0.455 |
| 4 | Frode Rønning (A1) | NOR | 39.31 | (1) | TRJ | 1:22.59 | (10) | | 39.82 | (4) | TRJ | 1:20.85 | (4) | | 160.850 | TRJ | +0.585 |
| 5 | Kai Arne Engelstad (Neo) | NOR | 40.18 | (8) | | 1:21.47 | (4) | | 40.14 | (9) | | 1:21.06 | (5) | | 161.585 | | +1.320 |
| 6 | Oloph Granath (Senior) | SWE | 40.33 | (10) | | 1:21.70 | (5) | | 39.84 | (5) | | 1:21.90 | (9) | | 161.970 | | +1.705 |
| 7 | Jos Valentijn (Senior) | NED | 39.35 | (2) | | 1:21.99 | (6) | | 41.16 | (22) | | 1:21.70 | (8) | | 162.355 | | +2.090 |
| 8 | Aleksandr.57 Demidov (Neo) | URS | 40.11 | (6) | | 1:22.54 | (9) | | 40.33 | (12) | | 1:21.54 | (7) | | 162.480 | | +2.215 |
| 9 | Jevgenij Kulikov (Senior) | URS | 40.19 | (9) | | 1:22.40 | (7) | | 39.66 | (3) | | 1:23.16 | (17) | | 162.630 | | +2.365 |
| 10 | Jurij Muratov (Senior) | URS | 40.16 | (7) | | 1:22.50 | (8) | | 40.10 | (8) | | 1:22.25 | (10) | | 162.635 | | +2.370 |
| 11 | Andrej Malikov (Senior) | URS | 40.03 | (5) | | 1:22.95 | (13) | | 40.08 | (7) | | 1:22.39 | (12) | | 162.780 | | +2.515 |
| 12 | André Kraaijeveld (Senior) | NED | 39.99 | (4) | | 1:23.15 | (14) | | 40.24 | (11) | | 1:22.85 | (14) | | 163.230 | | +2.965 |
| 13 | Jørn Didriksen (Senior) | NOR | 40.60 | (14) | | 1:22.87 | (12) | | 40.44 | (14) | | 1:22.73 | (13) | | 163.840 | | +3.575 |
| 14 | Mats Wallberg (Senior) | SWE | 40.46 | (13) | | 1:23.92 | (18) | | 40.43 | (13) | | 1:23.75 | (22) | | 164.725 | | +4.460 |
| 15 | Roland Vetter (A2) | GDR | 41.35 | (27) | | 1:23.21 | (15) | | 40.48 | (15) | | 1:23.09 | (16) | | 164.980 | NRJ | +4.715 |
| 16 | Peter.52 Eriksson (Senior) | SWE | 40.74 | (16) | | 1:24.92 | (30) | | 40.75 | (17) | | 1:22.30 | (11) | | 165.100 | | +4.835 |
| 17 | Anders Landelius (Senior) | SWE | 40.60 | (14) | | 1:24.01 | (21) | | 41.14 | (20) | | 1:23.33 | (19) | | 165.410 | | +5.145 |
| 18 | Bert de Jong (Neo) | NED | 40.79 | (17) | | 1:23.52 | (17) | | 41.14 | (20) | | 1:23.58 | (20) | | 165.480 | | +5.215 |
| 19 | Hubert Hirschbichler (Neo) | FRG | 40.93 | (20) | | 1:24.12 | (22) | | 40.74 | (16) | | 1:24.10 | (24) | | 165.780 | | +5.515 |
| 20 | Miel Govaert (Neo) | NED | 41.49 | (29) | | 1:22.72 | (11) | | 41.52 | (27) | | 1:23.27 | (18) | | 166.005 | | +5.740 |
| 21 | Stefan Panzer (Neo) | FRG | 41.14 | (24) | | 1:24.96 | (31) | | 40.90 | (19) | | 1:23.06 | (15) | | 166.050 | | +5.785 |
| 22 | Harald Oehme (Senior) | GDR | 40.91 | (18) | | 1:23.25 | (16) | | 41.70 | (30) | | 1:23.78 | (23) | | 166.125 | | +5.860 |
| 23 | Thomas.56 Pettersson (Neo) | SWE | 41.06 | (21) | | 1:23.93 | (20) | | 40.79 | (18) | | 1:24.68 | (25) | | 166.155 | | +5.890 |
| 24 | Dietmar Semler (A1) | FRG | 41.13 | (23) | | 1:23.92 | (18) | | 41.23 | (24) | | 1:26.16 | (29) | | 167.400 | | +7.135 |
| 25 | Andreas Ehm (A2) | GDR | 41.28 | (26) | | 1:24.89 | (28) | | 41.19 | (23) | | 1:25.27 | (26) | | 167.550 | | +7.285 |
| 26 | Lieuwe de Boer (Senior) | NED | 41.08 | (22) | | 1:24.52 | (26) | | 41.33 | (25) | | 1:25.88 | (28) | | 167.610 | | +7.345 |
| 27 | Dieter Jander (Neo) | GDR | 41.15 | (25) | | 1:24.24 | (24) | | 41.54 | (28) | | 1:27.13 | (33) | | 168.375 | | +8.110 |
| 28 | Svein Rye-Johnsen (Senior) | NOR | 41.89 | (32) | | 1:24.42 | (25) | | 42.20 | (33) | | 1:27.50 | (34) | | 170.050 | | +9.785 |
| 29 | Jan Jóźwik (Senior) | POL | 41.94 | (34) | | 1:25.36 | (32) | | 41.97 | (31) | | 1:28.91 | (35) | | 171.045 | | +10.780 |
| 30 | Georg Unger (Neo) | FRG | 42.03 | (35) | | 1:27.01 | (33) | | 42.64 | (34) | | 1:25.86 | (27) | | 171.105 | | +10.840 |
| 31 | Rainer Scharrelmann (Neo) | FRG | 41.43 | (28) | | 1:27.55 | (35) | | 42.07 | (32) | | 1:29.12 | (36) | | 171.835 | | +11.570 |
| 32 | Colin V. Coates (M30) | AUS | 42.92 | (39) | | 1:24.89 | (28) | | 43.72 | (37) | | 1:26.39 | (32) | | 172.280 | | +12.015 |
| 33 | Cameron Tipping (Neo) | CAN | 42.82 | (38) | | 1:27.61 | (36) | | 42.77 | (35) | | 1:26.28 | (31) | | 172.535 | | +12.270 |
| 34 | Andrew Barron (Senior) | CAN | 42.69 | (37) | | 1:27.08 | (34) | | 43.64 | (36) | | 1:26.18 | (30) | | 172.960 | | +12.695 |
| 35 | Valerij Muratov (Senior) | URS | 41.50 | (30) | | 2:02.79 | (37) | | 39.47 | (2) | | 1:23.61 | (21) | | 184.170 | | +23.905 |
| 36 | Øystein Konsmo (Senior) | NOR | 40.91 | (18) | | 2:41.72 | (38) | | 41.47 | (26) | | 1:20.71 | (3) | | 203.595 | | +43.330 |
| 38 | Craig Webster (Neo) | CAN | 41.93 | (33) | | 1:24.19 | (23) | | - | | | - | | | 84.025 | | - |
| Walter Köppen (Neo) | FRG | 42.28 | (36) | | DNF | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Hans Lichtenstern (Senior) | FRG | 41.75 | (31) | | 1:24.76 | (27) | | 41.67 | (29) | | DNF | | | - | | - |