| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA | Tyson Whitt | 01:25.6 | (1) | ||
| United States | 01:25.6 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | ITA | Francesco Procaccianti | 01:26.3 | (2) | +0.7 | |
| Italy | 01:26.3 | 48.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | BEL | Alexander Chklar | 01:26.3 | (2) | +0.7 | |
| Belgium | 01:26.3 | 50.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | USA | Jeff Wolff | 01:27.4 | (4) | +1.8 | |
| United States | 01:27.4 | 43.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | GBR | James Short | 01:27.8 | (5) | +2.2 | |
| Great Britain | 01:27.8 | 49.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | HUN | Pleiveisz Istvan | 01:27.9 | (6) | +2.3 | |
| Hungary | 01:27.9 | 51.0 spm | ||||
| 7. | GBR | Jem Bersin | 01:28.1 | (7) | +2.5 | |
| Great Britain | 01:28.1 | 44.0 spm | ||||
| 8. | USA | John Pucek | 01:28.9 | (8) | +3.3 | |
| United States | 01:28.9 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 9. | AUS | Sven Wittchen | 01:31.8 | (9) | +6.2 | |
| Australia | 01:31.8 | 41.0 spm | ||||
| 10. | CHN | Dai Ye | 01:33.3 | (10) | +7.7 | |
| People's Republic of China | 01:33.3 | 42.0 spm | ||||
| 11. | THA | Thananchai Sangmangkon | 01:37.7 | (11) | +12.1 | |
| Thailand | 01:37.7 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 12. | THA | Thanaporn Saovaratchai | 01:42.3 | (12) | +16.7 | |
| Thailand | 01:42.3 | 40.0 spm | ||||