What is the name of the fictional Italian city in Pixar’s Cars 2?

Porto Corsa is the fictional Italian city featured in Pixar’s Cars 2.

The city hosts the second race of the World Grand Prix, between the opening event in Tokyo and the finale in London. Its coastal roads, harbor, bridges, and surrounding landscape provide a setting modeled on picturesque Mediterranean locations. The name combines Italian-sounding elements associated with a port and racing.

Porto Corsa is not a real Italian city. That point can cause confusion because Cars 2 places fictional locations alongside real cities such as Tokyo and London. The World Grand Prix is itself fictional, and its route is designed for the film’s international adventure rather than based on a real championship calendar.

The Porto Corsa sequence also advances the spy plot. Mater’s actions continue to attract attention, while the sabotage of racers and the controversy surrounding Allinol become increasingly important. The city therefore functions as both a race venue and a major story location.