2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011–2012, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 18 November 2011 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and ended on 11 March 2012 in Berlin, Germany. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested, and 72 races took place.
The mass start was introduced as a new event for the season. Additionally, the team sprint was contested as a demonstration event at both Heerenveen competitions. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union.
Calendar
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.Source: ISU.
World records
World records going into the 2011–12 season.Men
| Distance | Time | Nat. | Holder | Date | Venue | Reference |
| 500 m | 34.03 |  | Jeremy Wotherspoon | 9 November 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:06.42 |  | Shani Davis | 7 March 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:41.04 | | Shani Davis | 11 December 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 5000 m | 6:03.32 |  | Sven Kramer | 17 November 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 12:41.69 | | Sven Kramer | 10 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| Team pursuit | 3:37.80 | | Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 11 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
Women
| Distance | Time | Nat. | Holder | Date | Venue | Reference |
| 500 m | 37.00 |  | Jenny Wolf | 11 December 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:13.11 | | Cindy Klassen | 25 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:51.79 | | Cindy Klassen | 20 November 2005 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:53.34 | | Cindy Klassen | 18 March 2006 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:42.66 |  | Martina Sáblíková | 18 February 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| Team pursuit | 2:55.79 | | Kristina Groves Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler | 6 December 2009 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
Men's standings
500 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 |  Mo Tae-bum | 702 |
| 2 |  Pekka Koskela | 674 |
| 3 | Tucker Fredricks | 646 |
1000 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Shani Davis | 600 |
| 2 | Stefan Groothuis | 580 |
| 3 | Kjeld Nuis | 486 |
1500 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 |  Håvard Bøkko | 472 |
| 2 | Kjeld Nuis | 430 |
| 3 | Shani Davis | 425 |
5000 and 10000 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Bob de Jong | 510 |
| 2 | Sven Kramer | 440 |
| 3 | Jorrit Bergsma | 435 |
Mass start
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 |  Alexis Contin | 250 |
| 2 | Jorrit Bergsma | 212 |
| 3 | Jonathan Kuck | 196 |
Team pursuit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 374 | |
| 2 | 340 | |
| 3 | 300 |
Women's standings
500 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 |  Yu Jing | 960 |
| 2 | Lee Sang-hwa | 890 |
| 3 | Jenny Wolf | 869 |
1000 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Christine Nesbitt | 550 |
| 2 | Heather Richardson | 459 |
| 3 | Marrit Leenstra | 420 |
1500 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Christine Nesbitt | 510 |
| 2 | Ireen Wüst | 450 |
| 3 | Marrit Leenstra | 401 |
3000 and 5000 m
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Martina Sáblíková | 650 |
| 2 | Stephanie Beckert | 410 |
| 3 | Claudia Pechstein | 405 |
Mass start
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Mariska Huisman | 320 |
| 2 | Claudia Pechstein | 310 |
| 3 |  Anna Rokita | 175 |
Team pursuit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 390 | |
| 2 | 355 | |
| 3 | 320 |