| pos. | code | crew stroke | finish | difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GBR | Mark Roberson | 01:18.8 | (1) | ||
| Great Britain | 01:18.8 | 46.0 spm | ||||
| 2. | USA | David Harris | 01:19.0 | (2) | +0.2 | |
| United States | 01:19.0 | 42.0 spm | ||||
| 3. | GER | Dirk Möller | 01:19.4 | (3) | +0.6 | |
| Germany | 01:19.4 | 43.0 spm | ||||
| 4. | EST | Aivar Jürgenson | 01:21.4 | (4) | +2.6 | |
| Estonia | 01:21.4 | 48.0 spm | ||||
| 5. | CAN | Paul Cholmsky | 01:22.0 | (5) | +3.2 | |
| Canada | 01:22.0 | 42.0 spm | ||||
| 6. | GER | Joachim Ringer | 01:22.1 | (6) | +3.3 | |
| Germany | 01:22.1 | 42.0 spm | ||||
| 7. | GBR | Simon Prior | 01:22.3 | (7) | +3.5 | |
| Great Britain | 01:22.3 | 45.0 spm | ||||
| 8. | AUS | Adam Harley | 01:22.6 | (8) | +3.8 | |
| Australia | 01:22.6 | 49.0 spm | ||||
| 9. | NZL | Peter Hansen | 01:23.7 | (9) | +4.9 | |
| New Zealand | 01:23.7 | 44.0 spm | ||||
| 10. | USA | Scott Stevens | 01:25.2 | (10) | +6.4 | |
| United States | 01:25.2 | 37.0 spm | ||||
| 11. | THA | Wasan Maneein | 01:31.2 | (11) | +12.4 | |
| Thailand | 01:31.2 | 39.0 spm | ||||
| 12. | AUS | Jim Wackett | 01:32.1 | (12) | +13.3 | |
| Australia | 01:32.1 | 43.0 spm | ||||
| 13. | TUN | Moez Ben Brik | 01:44.0 | (13) | +25.2 | |
| Tunisia | 01:44.0 | 40.0 spm | ||||