| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Nelson Diebel |  USA | 1:01.50 | 3. | | 2. Norbert Rózsa |  HUN | 1:01.68 | 8. | | 3. Phil Rogers |  AUS | 1:01.76 | 7. | | 4. Akira Hayashi |  JPN | 1:01.86 | 2. | | 5. Vasily Ivanov |  URS | 1:01.87 | 5. | | 6. Dmitry Volkov | URS | 1:02.07 | 1. | | 7. Nick Gillingham |  GBR | 1:02.32 | 4. | | 8. Adrian Moorhouse | GBR | 1:02.33 | 6. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Károly Gűttler | HUN | 1:01.84 | 9. | | 10.Stéphane Vossart |  FRA | 1:02.39 | 13. | | 10.Hans Dersch | USA | 1:02.39 | 15. | | 10.Gianni Minervini |  ITA | 1:02.39 | 16. | | 13.Mark Warnecke |  GER | 1:02.73 | 10. | | 13.Jon Cleveland |  CAN | 1:02.73 | 12. | | 15.Chen Jianhong |  CHN | 1:03.00 | 14. | | 16.Todd Torres |  PUR | 1:03.21 | 11. |
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| Heat 8 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Dmitry Volkov | URS | 1:01.74 | 1. | | 2. Phil Rogers | AUS | 1:02.10 | 7. | | 3. Norbert Rózsa | HUN | 1:02.25 | 8. | | 4. Károly Gűttler | HUN | 1:02.28 | 9. | | 5. Jon Cleveland | CAN | 1:02.73 | 12. | | 6. Chen Jianhong | CHN | 1:03.08 | 14. | | 7. Sergio López |  ESP | 1:03.69 | 23. | | 8. Nerijus Beiga |  LTU | 1:05.17 | 36. |
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| Heat 7 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Nick Gillingham | GBR | 1:01.81 | 4. | | 2. Vasily Ivanov | URS | 1:01.91 | 5. | | 3. Adrian Moorhouse | GBR | 1:02.09 | 6. | | 4. Mark Warnecke | GER | 1:02.48 | 10. | | 5. Stéphane Vossart | FRA | 1:02.81 | 13. | | 6. Andrea Cecchi | ITA | 1:03.28 | 17. | | 7. Christophe Bourdon | FRA | 1:04.43 | 31. | | 8. Fred Deburghgraeve |  BEL | 1:05.10 | 34. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Akira Hayashi | JPN | 1:01.76 | 2. | | 2. Nelson Diebel | USA | 1:01.80 | 3. | | 3. Todd Torres | PUR | 1:02.72 | 11. | | 4. Hans Dersch | USA | 1:03.14 | 15. | | 5. Gianni Minervini | ITA | 1:03.23 | 16. | | 6. Mario González |  CUB | 1:03.53 | 22. | | 7. Petri Suominen |  FIN | 1:03.75 | 24. | | 8. Curtis Myden | CAN | 1:03.80 | 25. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Kenji Watanabe | JPN | 1:03.29 | 18. | | 2. Marko Pachel |  EST | 1:03.40 | 19. | | 3. Javier Careaga |  MEX | 1:03.45 | 20. | | 4. Ramón Camallonga | ESP | 1:03.48 | 21. | | 5. Christian Poswiat | GER | 1:03.85 | 26. | | 6. Kenneth Cawood |  RSA | 1:04.02 | 27. | | 7. Shane Lewis | AUS | 1:04.17 | 28. | | 8. Joseph Buhain |  PHI | 1:04.28 | 30. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Andrew Rutherford |  HKG | 1:04.23 | 29. | | 2. Radek Beinhauer |  TCH | 1:04.88 | 32. | | 3. Børge Mørk |  NOR | 1:05.47 | 37. | | 4. Gary O'Toole |  IRL | 1:05.48 | 38. | | 5. Gustavo Gorriarán |  URU | 1:05.79 | 40. | | 6. Ricardo Torres |  PAN | 1:06.05 | 41. | | 7. Lars Sørensen |  DEN | 1:07.94 | 48. | | -. Pablo Minelli |  ARG | | |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Chris Flook |  BER | 1:04.93 | 33. | | 2. Patrick Concepcion | PHI | 1:05.16 | 35. | | 3. Alexandre Yokochi |  POR | 1:05.61 | 39. | | 4. Kharalambos Panagidis |  CYP | 1:06.19 | 42. | | 5. Chi Jia Han | HKG | 1:06.81 | 44. | | 6. Bernard Desmarais |  MRI | 1:07.75 | 45. | | 7. Abderzak Bella |  ALG | 1:07.88 | 46. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Lindemeier Jörg |  NAM | 1:06.34 | 43. | | 2. Christophe Verdino |  MON | 1:07.90 | 47. | | 3. Roberto Bonilla |  GUA | 1:08.27 | 49. | | 4. Glenn Diaz |  GUM | 1:10.32 | 51. | | 5. Ayman Al-Enazy |  KUW | 1:13.49 | 53. | | 6. Sergio Fafitine |  MOZ | 1:13.76 | 55. | | 7. Frank Leskaj |  ALB | 1:14.28 | 56. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Lindemeier Jörg | NAM | 1:06.34 | 43. | | 2. Christophe Verdino | MON | 1:07.90 | 47. | | 3. Roberto Bonilla | GUA | 1:08.27 | 49. | | 4. Glenn Diaz | GUM | 1:10.32 | 51. | | 5. Ayman Al-Enazy | KUW | 1:13.49 | 53. | | 6. Sergio Fafitine | MOZ | 1:13.76 | 55. | | 7. Frank Leskaj | ALB | 1:14.28 | 56. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Danilo Zavoli |  SMR | 1:09.65 | 50. | | 2. Obaid Al-Rumaithi |  UAE | 1:12.77 | 52. | | 3. Foy Gordon Chung |  FIJ | 1:13.51 | 54. | | 4. Mohamed Bin Abid | UAE | 1:15.12 | 57. | | 5. Kenny Roberts |  SEY | 1:16.52 | 58. |
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