| 1 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Senior) | GER | 4:07.29 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Claudia Pechstein (Senior) | GER | 4:08.47 | | +1.180 |
| 3 | Anni Friesinger (Neo) | GER | 4:09.44 | | +2.150 |
| 4 | Jennifer Rodriguez (Neo) | USA | 4:11.64 | NR | +4.350 |
| 5 | Emese Hunyady (M30) | AUT | 4:12.01 | NR | +4.720 |
| 6 | Kirstin Holum (A1) | USA | 4:12.24 | WRJ, TRJ | +4.950 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Prokasjeva (Senior) | KAZ | 4:14.23 | NR | +6.940 |
| 8 | Annamarie Thomas (Senior) | NED | 4:14.38 | SB | +7.090 |
| 9 | Carla Zijlstra (Senior) | NED | 4:16.43 | | +9.140 |
| 10 | Svetlana Bazhanova (Senior) | RUS | 4:16.45 | | +9.160 |
| 11 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (M30) | ITA | 4:16.62 | | +9.330 |
| 12 | Svetlana Vysokova (Senior) | RUS | 4:17.70 | SB | +10.410 |
| 13 | Tatjana Trapeznikova (Senior) | RUS | 4:17.76 | | +10.470 |
| 14 | Mitsue Uehara (Senior) | JPN | 4:17.92 | | +10.630 |
| 15 | Anette Tønsberg (Senior) | NOR | 4:19.24 | | +11.950 |
| 16 | Tonny de Jong (Neo) | NED | 4:19.54 | | +12.250 |
| 17 | Chiharu Nozaki (Senior) | JPN | 4:19.60 | | +12.310 |
| 18 | Noriko Munekata (Senior) | JPN | 4:20.72 | | +13.430 |
| 19 | Cindy Overland (Neo) | CAN | 4:20.81 | | +13.520 |
| 20 | Kyeong-Nam Lee (B2) | KOR | 4:21.10 | | +13.810 |
| 21 | Susan Massitti (M35) | CAN | 4:21.66 | | +14.370 |
| 22 | Catherine Raney (A1) | USA | 4:22.55 | | +15.260 |
| 23 | Eun-Bi Baek (A1) | KOR | 4:24.50 | | +17.210 |
| 24 | Mihaela Dascălu (Senior) | ROU | 4:26.65 | | +19.360 |
| 25 | Ingrid Liepa (M30) | CAN | 4:27.99 | | +20.700 |
| 26 | Li Song (B2) | CHN | 4:28.99 | NRJ, NR | +21.700 |
| 27 | Emese Dörfler-Antal (Senior) | AUT | 4:33.67 | | +26.380 |
| 28 | Ilonda Luse (Senior) | LAT | 4:33.77 | | +26.480 |
| 29 | Svetlana Tsjepelnikova (A2) | BLR | 4:36.97 | | +29.680 |
| 30 | Svetlana Konstantinova (Neo) | UKR | 4:37.27 | | +29.980 |
| 31 | Kenzjesj Orynbajeva (Senior) | KAZ | 4:42.07 | PB | +34.780 |