In Pixar’s Cars 2, what event is created to promote Allinol fuel?

In Pixar’s Cars 2, the World Grand Prix is created to promote Allinol fuel.

The international race is organized by Sir Miles Axlerod, who presents Allinol as a clean alternative fuel. Lightning McQueen competes for the fictional event, while Mater becomes involved in an espionage story after being mistaken for an undercover agent. Races take place in locations including Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London.

The World Grand Prix gives Cars 2 a broader setting than the first film’s Piston Cup storyline. Its races feature different surfaces and international backdrops, allowing the film to combine motorsport spectacle with spy-film conventions.

The event is sometimes confused with the Piston Cup, which is the major stock-car competition in the first Cars film and a recurring part of Lightning’s career. Allinol is also fictional. Cars 2’s plot reveals that the fuel and the race are connected to a larger plan involving the lemons.