The Men's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24 and 25.
[1] In January 2012, Grégory Baugé was stripped of his world title, following the nullification of his 2011 results after a 12-month backdated ban for drug test infringements.
After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals.
The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round.
The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes raced for 5th-8th place.