| 1 | Luis J. Gonzales | ESP | 1:48,58 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Loginov | RUS | 1:48,90 | Q |
| 3 | Torbjörn Johansson | SWE | 1:48,93 | Q |
| 4 | Oliver Munzer | AUT | 1:49,08 | |
| 5 | Andrea Giocondi | ITA | 1:49,08 | |
| 6 | Frederic Cornette | FRA | 1:52,18 |
| 1 | Nico Motchebon | GER | 1:49,05 | Q |
| 2 | Bruno Konczylo | FRA | 1:49,41 | Q |
| 3 | Ousmane Diarra | FRA | 1:49,45 | Q |
| 4 | Alfredo Lahuerta | ESP | 1:49,45 | |
| 5 | Martin Steele | GBR | 1:49,65 | |
| 6 | Michael Wildner | AUT | 1:50,49 |