Pozycja | Bieg | Tor | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
01 !1. | 2 | 4 | Stany Zjednoczone | Francis, PhyllisPhyllis Francis, Beard, JessicaJessica Beard, Richards-Ross, SanyaSanya Richards-Ross, McCorory, FrancenaFrancena McCorory | 3:23,05 | Q |
02 !2. | 1 | 8 | Nigeria | George, ReginaRegina George, Oladoye, FunkeFunke Oladoye, Adeloye, TosinTosin Adeloye, George, Patience OkonPatience Okon George | 3:23,27 | Q,  |
03 !3. | 1 | 4 | Jamajka | Le-Roy, AnastasiaAnastasia Le-Roy, Jackson, SherickaShericka Jackson, Gordon, Chris-AnnChris-Ann Gordon, Day, ChristineChristine Day | 3:23,62 | Q |
04 !4. | 1 | 2 | Rosja | Michajłuk, MarijaMarija Michajłuk, Zadorina, KsienijaKsienija Zadorina, Rieńżyna, JekatierinaJekatierina Rieńżyna, Aksjonowa, KsenijaKsenija Aksjonowa | 3:23,75 | Q,  |
05 !5. | 2 | 9 | Wielka Brytania | Child, EilidhEilidh Child, Onuora, AnyikaAnyika Onuora, McAslan, KirstenKirsten McAslan, Bundy-Davies, SerenSeren Bundy-Davies | 3:23,90 | Q,  |
06 !6. | 2 | 3 | Francja | Perrossier, EstelleEstelle Perrossier, Gayot, MarieMarie Gayot, Raharolahy, AgnèsAgnès Raharolahy, Gueï, FloriaFloria Gueï | 3:24,86 | Q,  |
07 !7. | 2 | 2 | Ukraina | Oliszewśka, JulijaJulija Oliszewśka, Bibik, OlhaOlha Bibik, Zemlak, OlhaOlha Zemlak, Lachowa, OlhaOlha Lachowa | 3:26,01 | q,  |
08 !8. | 1 | 3 | Kanada | Muir, CarlineCarline Muir, Stiverne, AiyannaAiyanna Stiverne, Watson, SageSage Watson, Sassine, NicoleNicole Sassine | 3:26,14 | q,  |
09 !9. | 2 | 7 | Włochy | Chigbolu, Maria BenedictaMaria Benedicta Chigbolu, Bonfanti, Elena MariaElena Maria Bonfanti, Folorunso, AyomideAyomide Folorunso, Bazzoni, ChiaraChiara Bazzoni | 3:27,07 |  |
10. | 2 | 8 | Bahamy | Clarke, LaneceLanece Clarke, Amertil, ChristineChristine Amertil, Seymour, KatrinaKatrina Seymour, Miller, ShaunaeShaunae Miller | 3:28,46 |  |
11. | 1 | 7 | Rumunia | Grecu, AndreeaAndreea Grecu, Ioniță, AnamariaAnamaria Ioniță, Belgyan, SandaSanda Belgyan, Răzor, BiancaBianca Răzor | 3:28,60 |  |
12. | 1 | 6 | Australia | Rubie, AnnelieseAnneliese Rubie, Gulli, JessicaJessica Gulli, Wells, LaurenLauren Wells, Mitchell, MorganMorgan Mitchell | 3:28,61 |  |
13. | 2 | 6 | Japonia | Aoyama, SeikaSeika Aoyama, Ichikawa, KanaKana Ichikawa, Chiba, AsamiAsami Chiba, Aoki, SayakaSayaka Aoki | 3:28,91 |  |
14. | 2 | 5 | Indie | Mathew, JisnaJisna Mathew, Luka, TintuTintu Luka, Majumdar, DebasreeDebasree Majumdar, Poovamma, M. R.M. R. Poovamma | 3:29,08 |  |
15. | 1 | 9 | Polska | Hołub, MałgorzataMałgorzata Hołub, Wyciszkiewicz, PatrycjaPatrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Linkiewicz, JoannaJoanna Linkiewicz, Święty, JustynaJustyna Święty | 3:32,83 | |
16. | 1 | 5 | Chińska Republika Ludowa | Guifen, HuangHuang Guifen, Huan , WangWang Huan , Xue, LiLi Xue, Chong, ChengCheng Chong | 3:34,98 | |