The men's 5000 m race of the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on March 11 at 15:50 local time.[1] [2]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | i | 6:15.41 | ||||||
| 9 | o | 6:17.45 | +2.04 | |||||
| 12 | o | 6:17.47 | +2.06 | |||||
| 4 | 10 | i | 6:18.85 | +3.44 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | i | 6:21.16 | +5.75 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | o | 6:23.84 | +8.43 | ||||
| 7 | 10 | o | 6:24.27 | +8.86 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | o | 6:25.85 | +10.44 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | o | 6:29.35 | +13.94 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | i | 6:30.09 | +14.68 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | i | 6:30.15 | +14.74 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | i | 6:30.52 | +15.11 | ||||
| 13 | 5 | i | 6:30.96 | +51.55 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | o | 6:31.22 | +15.81 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | o | 6:31.68 | +16.27 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | o | 6:31.92 | +16.51 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | i | 6:32.49 | +17.08 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | i | 6:32.95 | +17.54 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | o | 6:36.83 | +21.42 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | i | 6:37.28 | +21.87 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | i | 6:37.57 | +22.16 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | o | 6:39.52 | +24.11 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | o | 6:41.91 | +26.50 | ||||
| – | 9 | i | DQ |