| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NED | Martin Luirink | 01:29.7 | (1) | ||
| Netherlands | 01:29.7 | 37.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | FRA | Gérard Le Flohic | 01:29.9 | (2) | +0.2 | |
| France | 01:29.9 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 3. | GBR | Bill Haynes | 01:31.1 | (3) | +1.4 | |
| Great Britain | 01:31.1 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | CAN | Stephen Roedde | 01:31.6 | (4) | +1.9 | |
| Canada | 01:31.6 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | FIN | Jorma Ilkka Juhani Lehtinen | 01:33.9 | (5) | +4.2 | |
| Finland | 01:33.9 | 48.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | GBR | David Jubb | 01:35.2 | (6) | +5.5 | |
| Great Britain | 01:35.2 | 43.0 spm | ||||
| GER | Peter Schuhn | did not start | ||||
| Germany | ||||||