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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 Francja Raoul ÇaRoule
2nd 5 Hiszpania Miguel Camino
3rd 4 Flag of Germany svg Max Schnell
4th 24 Stany Zjednoczone Jeff Gorvette
5th 9 Wielka Brytania Nigel Gearsley
6th 2 UK-Grenada Flag Lewis Hamilton
7th 10 New Rearendia Flag Rip Clutchgoneski
8th 7 Japonia Shu Todoroki
9th 8 Flag of Brazil Carla Veloso
10th 95 Stany Zjednoczone Lightning McQueen
11th 1 Włochy Francesco Bernoulli

Race[]

Race report[]

Tokyo2

Tokyo poster

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 avoiding him. 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),[N 1] 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.[N 2] 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[N 2]
1st 1 Włochy Francesco Bernoulli 52 48:26:870
2nd 95 Stany Zjednoczone Lightning McQueen 52 48:26:976
3rd 8 Flag of Brazil Carla Veloso 52 48:28:126
4th 7 Japonia Shu Todoroki 52 48:28:335
5th 2 UK-Grenada Flag Lewis Hamilton 52 ?
6th 9 Wielka Brytania Nigel Gearsley 52 ?
7th 24 Stany Zjednoczone Jeff Gorvette 52 ?
8th 06 Francja Raoul ÇaRoule 52 ?
Ret 4 Flag of Germany svg Max Schnell 52 Engine Failure
Ret 10 New Rearendia Flag Rip Clutchgoneski 34 Engine Failure
Ret 5 Hiszpania 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.

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.

Circuit[]

Layout Tokyo Grand Prix

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.[N 3] 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
1st × Unassigned × ×
2nd Lewis Hamilton Logo 2 UK-Grenada Flag Lewis Hamilton UK-Grenada Flag Bruce Boxmann UK-Grenada Flag Lewis Hamilton's Pitty
3rd Max Schnell Logo 4 Flag of Germany svg Max Schnell Flag of Germany svg Otto Bonn Flag of Germany svg Max Schnell's Pitty
4th Rip Clutchgoneski Logo 10 New Rearendia Flag Rip Clutchgoneski × New Rearendia Flag Terrell Geartry
5th Carla Veloso Logo 8 Flag of Brazil Carla Veloso Flag of Brazil Cruz Besouro Flag of Brazil Adam Parke
6th Jeff Gorvette Logo 24 Stany Zjednoczone Jeff Gorvette Stany Zjednoczone John Lassetire Stany Zjednoczone Turbo Bullock
7th Raoul Caroule Logo 06 Francja Raoul ÇaRoule Francja Bruno Motoreau Francja E. Manual Maniez
8th Shu Todoroki Logo 7 Japonia Shu Todoroki[N 4] Japonia Mach Matsuo Japonia Kik
9th Franceco Bernoulli Logo 1 Włochy Francesco Bernoulli[N 5] Włochy Giuseppe Motorosi Włochy Alex Machino
10th Lightning McQueen Logo 95 Stany Zjednoczone Lightning McQueen Stany Zjednoczone Mater Stany Zjednoczone Guido
11th Miguel Camino Logo 5 Hiszpania Miguel Camino Hiszpania Petro Cartalina Hiszpania Honk Cho
12th Nigel Gearsley Logo 9 Wielka Brytania Nigel Gearsley Wielka Brytania Austin Littleton Wielka Brytania Nick Pit-Tire

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Layout Tokyo Grand Prix 3 (Map)

The layout of the circuit on a real map, following the routes.

  • 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[]


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