What is the name of the three-race competition in Pixar’s Cars 2?

The World Grand Prix is the three-race competition in Pixar’s Cars 2.

Sir Miles Axlerod creates the World Grand Prix to promote Allinol, an alternative fuel. Lightning McQueen accepts an invitation to compete, and Mater travels with him. The event takes the racers to Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London, giving the sequel its international structure.

The World Grand Prix is distinct from the Piston Cup, the stock-car championship associated with McQueen’s career in the first Cars. The Piston Cup is modeled broadly on American stock-car racing, while the World Grand Prix uses locations and visual elements inspired by international motorsport.

The competition also provides the public setting for the film’s spy plot. Mater’s accidental involvement with British agents places him at the center of a separate investigation involving the races and the fuel campaign. Cars 2 was released in 2011 and was directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis.