Erik Laneley

Erik Laneley
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Vehicle type	2009 Honda Civic (Japan) 2008 Fiat 500 (Italy)
Occupation	Flag waver
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

• Cars 2

  Cars 2

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  Cars 2

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  Porto Corsa flag waver

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  Diecast

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  2012 release

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  2020 release with Alex Carvill

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  2021 release with Alex Carvill

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.