Erik Laneley

Erik Laneley
Vehicle type	2009 Honda Civic (Japan) 2008 Fiat 500 (Italy)
Color	White
Occupation	Flag waver
First appearance	Cars 2 (2011)
Character information Gender Male Home Tokyo, Japan

Erik Laneley is a race starter for the World Grand Prix. In Cars 2, he is seen waving the flags at the race in Tokyo.

He is a 2009 Honda Civic (FN) hatchback that is painted white, with the World Grand Prix logo painted on his doors, a modification on his front left rim to hold the flags, and a rear license plate that reads "東京-122 み 02-28". However, Erik's artwork on the packaging of the first international edition of his die-cast model depicts him as a 2008 Fiat 500, with a black toupee on his roof, like Luigi.

In the London and Italy races, the flag waver is different, unlike what many fans think.

Gallery

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  Fiat artwork

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  Cars 2 (2011)

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  Cars 2 finish line

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  Cars 2

Names in other languages

• Russian:
  • Эрик Лэнели (transcription: Erik Leneli)
  • Эрик Лантели (transcription: Erik Lanteli)

Trivia

• He is a named after, Cars 2 staff member, Erik Langley.
• When Erik was in Tokyo he is a 2009 Honda Civic (FN) hatchback. However, the flag waver in Porto Corsa is seen as a 2008 Fiat 500, which could be why Pixar chose to animate him as so.
  • His 2017 diecast release has the artwork of a Fiat 500, despite all of his releases being in Honda form.