| # | Crew | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBRGreat BritainJames Robson, Douwe De Graaf, Daniel Graham, George Bourne | 5:54.46 |
| 2 | FRAFranceAlistair Gicqueau, Florian Ludwig, Armand Pfister, Teo Rayet | 5:59.68 |
| 3 | NEDNetherlandsEli Brouwer, Gert-Jan Van Doorn, Lennart Van Lierop, Rik Rienks | 5:59.92 |
| 4 | ROURomaniaCiprian Tudosa, Andrei Vatamaniuc, Mateus-Simion Cozminciuc, Leontin Nutescu | 6:04.34 |
| 5 | DENDenmarkMagnus Valbirk, Christian Soendergaard, Aksel Poulsen, Nikolaj Kragh Simonsen | 6:06.87 |
| 6 | NZLNew ZealandHarry Fitzpatrick, Campbell Crouch, Joshua Vodanovich, Fred Vavasour | 6:09.19 |
Times in Sydney time (AEDT). Data: World Rowing
