In Pixar's Cars 2, what competition brings racers from around the world together?

The World Grand Prix brings racers from around the world together in Pixar's Cars 2.

The competition is organized by oil magnate Miles Axlerod to promote Allinol, a new alternative fuel. Lightning McQueen enters the event, while Mater becomes involved in Finn McMissile's espionage investigation surrounding the races.

The World Grand Prix takes place across several international locations, including Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London. This structure gives Cars 2 a much wider setting than the first film, which mainly follows a road journey ending in Radiator Springs.

The event is not the same as the Piston Cup, the stock-car racing championship associated with Lightning's earlier career. The Piston Cup remains important to the wider Cars story, but the World Grand Prix is the central racing competition in the second film.