Found the World Grand Prix Race-off at our local Kmart… still no crew chiefs. They had two sets hidden way up on a top shelf, none where anyone might buy them.

front of box

back of box

I can't tell if Raoule is plastic, box doesn't claim that he is diecast, but the model looks very good through the little window, no obvious decals. Also the paint scheme is just enough different to call the one in the box a variant; IF it is a diecast. Frankly don't want to spend $25 to find out. 😉

Raoule single sitting on top of the WGP box, notice the black band above the windshield. Light blue color is slightly different also making the graphics read differently, not easy to see in the photos.

close-up of Raoule in the box

Maybe the large amount of plastic used in the regular Cars 2 cars brings the weight down such that Mattel can use regular cars in playsets. They would save on tooling up special plastic versions.

That sure is one big uni-brow!