What is the international racing event at the center of Pixar’s Cars 2?

The World Grand Prix is the international racing event at the center of Pixar’s Cars 2.

Cars 2 follows Lightning McQueen as he competes in races held in Japan, Italy, and England. The event is organized by Sir Miles Axlerod, who presents it as a competition designed to promote Allinol, an alternative fuel.

Mater travels with Lightning and becomes involved with British spies Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell. The racing plot and espionage plot eventually connect when a hidden scheme targets competitors using Allinol.

The Piston Cup belongs primarily to the domestic racing world established in the first Cars film, so it is a tempting but incorrect answer. Cars 2 expanded the franchise beyond Radiator Springs by using recognizable international locations and a spy-adventure structure.