In Pixar's Cars, which filmmaker directed the first feature film?

In Pixar's Cars, John Lasseter directed the first feature film.

Lasseter directed Cars with Joe Ranft, who also co-wrote the film and voiced several characters. The movie was inspired partly by Lasseter's interest in road trips and classic American car culture, as well as research into Route 66 and racing. Its story combines a sports narrative with a small-town coming-of-age structure.

Lasseter was a key early creative leader at Pixar and had previously directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Toy Story 2. His involvement helped connect Cars to the studio's broader tradition of character-driven computer animation.

The later feature films had different directing teams. Cars 2 was directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, while Cars 3 was directed by Brian Fee. Therefore, John Lasseter is the answer for the first Cars feature, not the director of every film in the franchise.