| 1 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 40.83 | | - | 25 |
| 2 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 41.17 | | +0.340 | 22 |
| 3 | Irina Kulesjova-Kovrova (Senior) | URS | 41.98 | | +1.150 | 20 |
| 4 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 42.05 | | +1.220 | 18 |
| 5 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 42.64 | | +1.810 | 16 |
| 6 | Heike Pöhland (Neo) | GDR | 42.75 | | +1.920 | 15 |
| 7 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 42.79 | | +1.960 | 14 |
| 8 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 42.81 | | +1.980 | 13 |
| 9 | Boukje Keulen (Neo) | NED | 42.82 | | +1.990 | 12 |
| 10 | Constanze Scandolo (Neo) | GDR | 42.94 | | +2.110 | 11 |
| Natalja Sjive-Glebova (Senior) | URS | 42.94 | | +2.110 | 11 |
| 12 | Marina Jevgrafova (A2) | URS | 42.96 | | +2.130 | 9 |
| 13 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 43.15 | | +2.320 | 8 |
| 14 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 43.32 | | +2.490 | 7 |
| Seon-Hee Yoo (Neo) | KOR | 43.32 | | +2.490 | 7 |
| 16 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 43.69 | | +2.860 | 5 |
| 17 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 43.75 | | +2.920 | 4 |
| 18 | Sylvie Daigle (Senior) | CAN | 43.92 | | +3.090 | 3 |
| 19 | Iwona Iwanaszko (A2) | POL | 43.96 | | +3.130 | 2 |
| 20 | Grit Licker (Neo) | GDR | 44.19 | | +3.360 | 1 |
| 21 | Yeong-Ok Kim (Neo) | KOR | 44.28 | | +3.450 | 0 |
| 22 | Heidi Skjeggestad (B2) | NOR | 44.66 | | +3.830 | 0 |
| 23 | Moira d'Andrea (A2) | USA | 44.77 | | +3.940 | 0 |
| 24 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 45.38 | | +4.550 | 0 |