First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)

First 2 of each heat (WQ) plus 2 fastest times (Wq) qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final

POS Rank Heat BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS
1 1 3 GBR Great Britain & NI GBRGBR 3:09.69 WQ WL
2 1 1 USA United States USAUSA 3:09.82 WQ WL
3 2 3 KEN Kenya KENKEN 3:09.87 WQ AR
4 2 1 ESP Spain ESPESP 3:09.89 WQ NR
5 3 1 AUS Australia AUSAUS 3:10.57 Wq AR
6 3 3 ITA Italy ITAITA 3:10.60 Wq SB
7 4 3 FRA France FRAFRA 3:11.07 SB
8 5 3 RSA South Africa RSARSA 3:11.19 SB
9 1 2 JAM Jamaica JAMJAM 3:11.68 WQ SB
10 4 1 IRL Ireland IRLIRL 3:12.05 SB
11 2 2 POL Poland POLPOL 3:13.00 WQ SB
12 3 2 NGR Nigeria NGRNGR 3:13.12 SB
13 4 2 JPN Japan JPNJPN 3:13.61 SB
14 5 2 CAN Canada CANCAN 3:14.93 SB
15 5 1 BEL Belgium BELBEL 3:15.26 SB
16 6 3 GER Germany GERGER 3:15.28 SB
17 6 2 NED Netherlands NEDNED 3:15.49 SB
18 6 1 IND India INDIND 3:16.00 SB
19 7 3 BOT Botswana BOTBOT 3:18.23 SB
20 7 2 CHN PR of China CHNCHN 3:18.47 SB
3 ETH Ethiopia ETHETH DQ
1 UGA Uganda UGAUGA DQ