The five fastest boats in each heat and fastest 6th ranked boats advanced to the semi final A.
Rest boats advanced to the semi final B.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The fastest three boats in each semi final B advanced to the E final. The next three fastest boats in each semi final B boats advanced to the F final.[9][10][11]
The fastest two boats in each semi final A and fastest 3rd ranked advanced to the A final. The other 3rd ranked, 4th ranked boats in each semi final and two fastest 5th ranked boats advanced to the B final.
The other 5th ranked, 6th ranked boats in each semi final A and three fastest 7th ranked boats advanced to the C final. The rest boats advanced to the D final.[12][13][14][15]