What is the name of the German weapons designer who serves as Cars 2's villain?

Professor Zündapp is the German weapons designer who serves as a major villain in Pixar's Cars 2.

Professor Zündapp is an eccentric scientist who works with the criminal scheme targeting the World Grand Prix. His plan uses a camera-like weapon to amplify the effects of Allinol, the alternative fuel promoted during the competition. The device is intended to cause explosions in cars using the fuel.

The character's name and appearance reference the German Zündapp motorcycle company, which was founded in Nuremberg in 1917. The umlaut in Zündapp is part of the character's official name, although some English-language references omit it or spell the name with plain text.

Professor Zündapp is not the same character as Miles Axlerod, the former oil tycoon whose public identity conceals the central conspiracy. Finn McMissile is a British spy who investigates the plot, while Acer is one of its henchmen.