Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
1 | 3 | 7 | | Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey | 37.87 | Q, WL |
2 | 1 | 8 | | Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 38.07 | Q, WL |
3 | 2 | 7 | | Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson | 38.32 | Q, SB |
4 | 2 | 3 | | Pierre Vincent, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Emmanuel Biron | 38.62 | Q, SB |
5 | 1 | 1 | | Bruno de Barros, Vítor Hugo dos Santos, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Jorge Vides | 38.64 | Q, SB |
6 | 2 | 6 | | Jason Rogers, Brijesh Lawrence, Lestrod Roland, Antoine Adams | 38.68 | q, SB |
7 | 3 | 1 | | Kazuma Oseto, Kenji Fujimitsu, Yoshihide Kiryū, Kotaro Taniguchi | 38.73 | Q, SB |
7 | 1 | 6 | | Aleixo-Platini Menga, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Patrick Domogala | 38.73 | q, SB |
9 | 2 | 2 | | Sean Safo-Antwi, Daniel Talbot, James Ellington, Richard Kilty | 38.79 | SB |
10 | 3 | 8 | | Fabio Cerutti, Eseosa Desalu, Diego Marani, Delmas Obou | 38.84 | SB |
11 | 2 | 1 | | Levi Cadogan, Ramon Gittens, Nicholas Deshong, Mario Burke | 38.85 | NR |
11 | 2 | 4 | | Yaniel Carrero, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Yadier Luis | 38.85 | SB |
13 | 3 | 3 | | Gustavo Cuesta, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly del Carmen, Yancarlos Martínez | 38.94 | NR |
14 | 1 | 3 | | Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Tahir Walsh, Miguel Francis | 39.01 | NR |
15 | 1 | 2 | | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Hensley Paulina | 39.14 | SB |
16 | 1 | 4 | | Deneko Brown, Blake Bartlett, Javan Martin, Alfred Higgs | 39.32 | SB |
17 | 2 | 5 | | Tang Yik Chun, So Chun Hong, Ng Ka Fung, Tsui Chi Ho | 39.33 | SB |
18 | 1 | 7 | | Diogo Antunes, Francis Obikwelu, David Lima, Yazaldes Nascimento | 39.42 | SB |
19 | 3 | 6 | | Adam Pawłowski, Dariusz Kuć, Kamil Masztak, Remigiusz Olszewski | 39.48 | SB |
20 | 3 | 5 | | Trae Williams, Alexander Hartmann, Jin Su Jung, Ben Jaworski | 39.75 | |
21 | 3 | 4 | | Wu Zhiqiang, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue | 57.98 | |
| 2 | 8 | | Pascal Mancini, Reto Schenkel, Alex Wilson, Rolf Malcolm Fongué | | |
| 3 | 2 | | Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Akeem Haynes, Justyn Warner | | |
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Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
1 | 4 | | Andrew Robertson, Daniel Talbot, James Ellington, Richard Kilty | 38.67 | SB |
2 | 5 | | Levi Cadogan, Ramon Gittens, Nicholas Deshong, Mario Burke | 38.70 | NR |
3 | 7 | | Deidy Montas, Yoandry Andujar, Stanly del Carmen, Yancarlos Martínez | 38.98 | |
4 | 3 | | Reidis Ramos, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Yaniel Carrero | 39.04 | |
5 | 6 | | Fabio Cerutti, Eseosa Desalu, Matteo Galvan, Delmas Obou | 39.23 | |
6 | 8 | | Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Tahir Walsh, Miguel Francis | 39.25 | |
7 | 1 | | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Hensley Paulina | 39.41 | |
8 | 2 | | Deneko Brown, Blake Bartlett, Javan Martin, Alfred Higgs | 39.56 | |
Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 5 | | Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey | 37.38 | CR |
| 4 | | Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.68 | SB |
| 7 | | Kazuma Oseto, Kenji Fujimitsu, Yoshihide Kiryū, Kotaro Taniguchi | 38.20 | SB |
4 | 8 | | Bruno de Barros, Vítor Hugo dos Santos, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Jorge Vides | 38.63 | SB |
5 | 3 | | Pierre Vincent, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Emmanuel Biron | 38.81 | |
6 | 2 | | Jason Rogers, Brijesh Lawrence, Lestrod Roland, Antoine Adams | 38.85 | |
7 | 6 | | Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson | 38.92 | |
8 | 1 | | Aleixo-Platini Menga, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Patrick Domogala | 39.40 | |