Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Canada	Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty	39.83	Q
2	1	Trinidad and Tobago	Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette	39.92	Q
2	2	Ghana	Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari	39.92	Q
4	1	Scotland	David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster	39.96	Q
5	2	Jamaica	Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown	40.03	Q
6	1	England	Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte	40.36	q
7	2	Australia	Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins	40.61	Q
8	2	Bermuda	Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade	40.74	q
9	2	Kenya	Alex Mutunga, John Mwebi, Peter Kipkirong, Tochi Mochache	41.17
10	1	New Zealand	Bevan Smith, Graeme French, Phillip Mills, Ross Pownall	41.40
11	1	Gambia	Banana Jarju, Bamba Njie, Bambo Fatty, Ousman N'Dure	43.17

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	7	Scotland	David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster	39.24	NR
	4	Trinidad and Tobago	Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette	39.29
	8	Jamaica	Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown	39.33
4	3	Canada	Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty	39.60
5	1	Ghana	Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari	39.73
6	5	England	Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte	40.05
7	6	Australia	Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins	40.24
8	2	Bermuda	Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade	40.33