In Pixar's Cars 2, what is the name of the World Grand Prix's hidden mastermind?

Miles Axlerod is the hidden mastermind behind the plot in Pixar's Cars 2.

Axlerod is introduced as a former oil baron who has converted himself into an electric car. He creates the World Grand Prix to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel, while secretly orchestrating a plan to discredit the fuel and provoke international conflict.

The villain's scheme uses electromagnetic weapons to make cars powered by Allinol behave violently or malfunction during races. Professor Zündapp and a group of lemon cars assist the operation, while British agent Finn McMissile and field agent Holley Shiftwell investigate.

A common mix-up is naming Professor Zündapp as the main villain. Zündapp is an important henchman and scientist, but Axlerod is the organizer at the top of the conspiracy. The character's design also supports the film's running joke that appearances and claimed identities can be misleading.