Tokyo Grand Prix

The Tokyo Grand Prix (officially known as the Inaugural running of the World Grand Prix) was the first race in the World Grand Prix, which took in 2011 at the Tokyo Street Circuit in Tokyo, Japan. The circuit is a spectacular street circuit located in Tokyo. The race is the only race in the World Grand Prix that takes place at night. The circuit goes through the main straight, passes in front of the Imperial Palace in the park (the rally dirt track), goes through the streets, then passes on a 360° loop and then on the Rainbow Bridge, so called because it emits colorful lights. After they head back to the main straights.
The race was won by Francesco Bernoulli ahead of Lightning McQueen and Carla Veloso.
==Starting grid==
The starting grid was reversed, the fastest racers started from the end of the grid.
Position	Number	Name
1st 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule
2nd 	5 	Miguel Camino
3rd 	4 	Max Schnell
4th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette
5th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley
6th 	2 	Lewis Hamilton
7th 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski
8th 	7 	Shu Todoroki
9th 	8 	Carla Veloso
10th 	95 	Lightning McQueen
11th 	1 	Francesco Bernoulli
Finishing Dirt Positions
Position	Number	Name
1st 	95 	Lightning McQueen
2nd 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule
3rd 	4 	Max Schnell
4th 	2 	Lewis Hamilton
5th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley
6th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette
7th 	8 	Carla Veloso
8th 	7 	Shu Todoroki
9th 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski
10th 	5 	Miguel Camino
11th 	1 	Francesco Bernoulli
==Zigzag Positions==
Here are the positions of the zigzag section of the Tokyo Race.
Position	Number	Name
1st 	95 	Lightning McQueen
2nd 	8 	Carla Veloso
3rd 	7 	Shu Todoroki
4th 	4 	Max Schnell
5th 	2 	Lewis Hamilton
6th 	1 	Francesco Bernoulli
7th 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski
8th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley
9th 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule
10th 	5 	Miguel Camino
11th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette
==Race==
===Race report===
The fastest racers quickly take the first places at the end of the first straight line. Francesco Bernoulli is in first position, but has some difficulties on the dirt section. At the end of lap 1, while he had just passed three cars in the straightway, Miguel Camino (5th) had his engine explode and goes back to the pits, immediately taken care of by his team. During the rest of the race, Lightning McQueen and Bernoulli swap places, McQueen catching up on the dirt and Bernoulli in the straightaways. At the end of lap 34, Rip Clutchgoneski's (3rd) engine blew up and spun out with Carla Veloso and Max Schnell barely dodging his crash. In turn 26 (360° loop), Mater gives him a bad indication, and McQueen moves to the outside. Bernoulli takes advantage of this and passes first in the last 8 laps. In turn (33) on the last lap (52),Max Schnell was still in the race when Francesco managed to overtake Lightning McQueen in the last lap Schnell (5th) blew his engine, causing him to spin out and crash into a tyre barrier. In the last straightaway, McQueen moves to the right and tries to overtake Bernoulli, to no avail. Bernoulli crosses the finish line 106 milliseconds before McQueen.From the time panel Behind, Veloso finishes just before Shu Todoroki. Lewis Hamilton arrives alone with a comfortable advantage on the last peloton composed of Nigel Gearsley, Jeff Gorvette, and Raoul ÇaRoule, who arrives a few seconds later.
===Race classification===
Position 	Number	Name 	Laps	Time/Retired
1st 	1 	Francesco Bernoulli	52 	48:26:870
2nd 	95 	Lightning McQueen 	52 	48:26:976
3rd 	8 	Carla Veloso 	52 	48:28:126
4th 	7 	Shu Todoroki 	52 	48:28:335
5thLewis Hamilton was apparently given a time penalty applied after the race. Although he crossed the finish line in fifth position, it is Nigel Gearsley who is ranked fifth in the World Grand Prix standings at the start of the Porto Corsa Grand Prix.	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	52 	?
6th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley 	52 	?
7th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette 	52 	?
8th 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule 	52 	?
DNF 	4 	Max Schnell 	52 	Engine Failure
DNF 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski 	34 	Engine Failure
DNF 	5 	Miguel Camino 	2 	Engine Failure
Max Schnell's engine overheated on the final lap of the race
Rip Clutchgoneski's engine overheated on the 34th lap of the race
Miguel Camino's engine overheated on the 2nd lap of the race
===Post-race===
On the podium, while Darrell Cartrip was interviewing the winner of the race, McQueen went back to his pit. After a discussion with Mater, he gave an interview later on to explain his mistake. Lewis Hamilton was apparently given a time penalty applied after the race. Although he crossed the finish line in fifth position, it is Nigel Gearsley who is ranked fifth in the World Grand Prix standings at the start of the Porto Corsa Grand Prix.
After the retire of three cars, this has led some to suggest that Allinol, could be the cause of the accidents. Miles Axlerod gave an interview saying that Allinol did not caused these car to flame out. Two of the three accidents of the race happened on racers who had just overtaken other cars (Miguel Camino and Rip Clutchgoneski), and always at the beginning of the start-finish straightway. This will be explained later when it will be discovered that the World Grand Prix was the target of a plot to sabotage the race.
== Overall rankings ==
World Grand Prix standings at the end of the Tokyo Grand Prix.
Position	Number	Name 	Points
1st 	1 	Francesco Bernoulli	10
2nd 	95 	Lightning McQueen 	8
3rd 	8 	Carla Veloso 	6
4th 	7 	Shu Todoroki 	5
5th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley 	4
6th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette 	3
7th 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule 	2
8th 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	1
DNF 	4 	Max Schnell 	0
DNF 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski 	0
DNF 	5 	Miguel Camino 	0
==Circuit==
===Layout===
The start-finish straight is in the middle of the long straightway, measuring more than 4 km (2.5 mi) in real life. After 7 sharp turns going even at 90°, they arrive in the hairpin of the Imperial Palace, and pass on the Nijubashi Bridge, and then in the dirt section, which is in the Chiyoda district.In Japanese: 千代田区. The exit from this section is on a long straightway in a tunnel. Then a new series of technical turns, sometimes very narrow, with the chicane and then the 360° loop which leads to the Rainbow Bridge. Then comes a series of short straights separated by 90° turns. After the 33rd turn, they arrive on the long straightway.
The circuit has 34 turns, of which 8 are on the dirt section and 17 considered as technical turns. The track is 33 % dirt and 67 % asphalt.
===Pit lane===
Position	Number and Pit Logo	Racer 	Crew Chief 	Main Pitty 	Fuel
1st 	× 	Unassigned 	× 	× 	Allinol
2nd 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	Bruce Boxmann 	Lewis Hamilton's Pitty	Allinol
3rd 	4 	Max Schnell 	Otto Bonn 	Max Schnell's Pitty 	Allinol
4th 	10 	Rip Clutchgoneski 	Brian Gearlooski 	Terrell Geartry 	Allinol
5th 	8 	Carla Veloso 	Cruz Besouro 	Adam Parke 	Allinol
6th 	24 	Jeff Gorvette 	John Lassetire 	Turbo Bullock 	Allinol
7th 	06 	Raoul ÇaRoule 	Bruno Motoreau 	E. Manual Maniez 	Allinol
8th 	7 	Shu TodorokiIn the international version of the movie, his pit box has the surname "Todokori" instead of "Todoroki". 	Mach Matsuo 	Kik 	Allinol
9th 	1 	Francesco BernoulliIn the international version of the movie, his pit box has his first name "Francesco" instead of his surname like the rest of the racers.	Giuseppe Motorosi	Alex Machino 	Allinol
10th 	95 	Lightning McQueen 	Mater 	Guido 	Allinol
11th 	5 	Miguel Camino 	Petro Cartalina 	Honk Cho 	Allinol
12th 	9 	Nigel Gearsley 	Austin Littleton 	Nick Pit-Tire 	Allinol
==Gallery==
Tokyocircuit2.jpg|The starting grid
Tokyocircuit3.jpg|The first turn
Tokyocircuit4.jpg|The Palace's hairpin
830px-Palace 2.jpg|The Imperial Palace (concept art)
Tokyocircuit5.jpg|The bridge
Tokyocircuit6.jpg|The rally track
Tokyocircuit7.jpg|The tunnel (Francesco's onboard camera)
Tokyocircuit8.jpg|The 360° loop
Tokyo1.jpg|The Rainbow Bridge
Tokyocircuit9.jpg|The main straight and the pits
==Trivia==
*The circuit is entirely based on real Tokyo roads, but they were never used for racing.
*All the shots of the race are inverted, which means that the circuit map has to be flipped in axial symmetry.
*The racers pass first through the Imperial Palace and then through the dirt section, which is not possible according to the race route.
*The Japanese names of the World Grand Prix (ワールドグランプリ) and Allinol (アリノール) can be seen on the edges of the circuit.
==References==
Category:Speedways
Category:Japan
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pt-br:Circuito de Tóquio
ru:Токийский контур