- The following records were in place before the competition
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Lane
|
Nation
|
Competitors
|
Time
|
Notes
|
8
|
India
|
Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Naseema, Abdul Qureshi
|
39.00
|
Q, NR
|
2
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Shaun Stuart, Marcus Duncan, Emmanuel Callender, Aaron Armstrong
|
39.47
|
Q
|
3
|
Ghana
|
Nathan Kpegbah, Allah Laryea-Akrong, Emmanuel Appiah, Aziz Zakari
|
39.81
|
|
6
|
Mauritius
|
Ahmed Ondimba, Jean Milazar, Louis Coiffic, Jean Brasse
|
40.21
|
|
7
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Roshand Cox, Reonardo Harvey, Delano Williams, Darian Forbes
|
41.99
|
NR
|
5
|
Vanuatu
|
Moses Kamut, David Benjimin, Arnold Sorina, Emile Nissap
|
43.52
|
|
4
|
Nigeria
|
Peter Emelezie, Stanley Gbagbeke, Benjamin Adukwu, Egwero Oghoghene
|
|
DSQ
|
Lane
|
Nation
|
Competitors
|
Time
|
Notes
|
4
|
Bahamas
|
Jamial Rolle, Adrian Griffith, Brunell McKenzie, Rodney Green
|
39.33
|
Q
|
7
|
Australia
|
Patrick Johnson, Matt Davies, Aaron Rouge-Serret, Isaac Ntiamoah
|
39.53
|
Q
|
5
|
Singapore
|
Foo Yeo, Muhammad Bib, Muhammad Jamal, Li Kang
|
40.14
|
|
6
|
Niue
|
Xavier Niuia-Tofa, Suitulaga Tupuiliu, Ponifasio Tahamaka, Billie Wallbridge-Paea
|
44.85
|
|
8
|
The Gambia
|
Lamin Camara, Abdoulie Assim, Ousman Gibba, Suwaibou Sanneh
|
|
DNF
|
3
|
Cayman Islands
|
Carl Morgan, Carlos Morgan, David Hamil, Ronald Forbes
|
|
DSQ
|
Lane
|
Nation
|
Competitors
|
Time
|
Notes
|
6
|
Canada
|
Hank Palmer, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Sam Effah
|
38.45
|
Q
|
2
|
England
|
Ryan Scott, Leon Baptiste, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis
|
38.67
|
Q
|
3
|
Jamaica
|
Lerone Clarke, Remaldo Rose, Steve Slowly, Rasheed Dwyer
|
39.00
|
q
|
4
|
Kenya
|
Simon Kimaru, Anderson Mutegi, Stephen Barasa, Kipkemoi Soy
|
39.60
|
q
|
7
|
Solomon Islands
|
Adison Alfred, Francis Manioru, Chris Walasi, Jack Iroga
|
44.04
|
|
5
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bockarie Sesay, Thomas Vandy, Ibrahim Turay, Musa Sandy
|
44.11
|
|
Rank
|
Lane
|
Nation
|
Competitors
|
Time
|
Notes
|
|
5
|
England
|
Ryan Scott, Leon Baptiste, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis
|
38.74
|
|
|
3
|
Jamaica
|
Lerone Clarke, Lansford Spence, Rasheed Dwyer, Remaldo Rose
|
38.79
|
|
|
6
|
India
|
Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Naseema, Abdul Qureshi
|
38.89
|
|
4
|
9
|
Australia
|
Aaron Rouge-Serret, Isaac Ntiamoah, Jacob Groth, Matt Davies
|
39.14
|
|
5
|
7
|
Bahamas
|
Jamial Rolle, Adrian Griffith, Brunell McKenzie, Rodney Green
|
39.27
|
|
–
|
2
|
Kenya
|
Simon Kimaru, Stephen Okatch, Stephen Barasa, Kipkemoi Soy
|
|
DNF
|
–
|
8
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Shaun Stuart, Emmanuel Callender, Marcus Duncan, Aaron Armstrong
|
|
DNF
|
–
|
4
|
Canada
|
Hank Palmer, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Sam Effah
|
|
DSQ
|