| 1 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 39.76 | | - | 25 |
| 2 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 40.04 | | +0.280 | 22 |
| 3 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 40.48 | | +0.720 | 20 |
| 4 | Angela Stahnke (Neo) | GDR | 41.27 | | +1.510 | 18 |
| 5 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 41.74 | | +1.980 | 16 |
| 6 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 41.79 | | +2.030 | 15 |
| 7 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 41.85 | | +2.090 | 14 |
| 8 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 41.87 | | +2.110 | 13 |
| 9 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 41.98 | | +2.220 | 12 |
| 10 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 41.99 | | +2.230 | 11 |
| 11 | Tara Laszlo (B1) | USA | 42.55 | TRJ, SB | +2.790 | 10 |
| 12 | Kristen Talbot (B2) | USA | 42.62 | | +2.860 | 9 |
| 13 | Monika Gawenus-Pflug (Senior) | FRG | 42.65 | | +2.890 | 8 |
| 14 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 42.70 | | +2.940 | 7 |
| 15 | Peggy Clasen (A2) | USA | 42.83 | | +3.070 | 6 |
| 16 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 42.91 | | +3.150 | 5 |
| 17 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 42.94 | | +3.180 | 4 |
| 18 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 42.95 | | +3.190 | 3 |
| 19 | Natalie Grenier (Senior) | CAN | 43.00 | | +3.240 | 2 |
| 20 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 43.67 | | +3.910 | 1 |
| 21 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 43.72 | | +3.960 | 0 |
| 22 | Ingrid Paul (Neo) | NED | 43.84 | | +4.080 | 0 |
| 23 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 44.03 | | +4.270 | 0 |
| 24 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 44.10 | | +4.340 | 0 |
| 25 | Stéphanie Dumont (Neo) | FRA | 44.19 | | +4.430 | 0 |