Death Race: Inferno

R. H. Weyland engineers a tight arrangement: Carl Lucas will undergo a face restoration to keep the Death Race visually iconic, while Niles York seizes control through a hostile takeover. York hints he plans to relocate the brutal spectacle to South Africa, leaving Lucas the public face of the show.

Lucas and his Terminal Island crew travel to South Africa to begin the new chapter. During a scuffle, Lucas intervenes in his Frankenstein persona and his mask is knocked away, revealing his identity to Katrina, Goldberg, and Lists.

Before any race, the Navigator Wars are staged—a gladiator-style contest among the female navigators, hosted by Satana on York's behalf. The winner will be assigned to a driver in the upcoming Death Race.

Racers are wired with GPS trackers, turning the competition into a controlled trap designed to prevent escape. The GPS setup raises the stakes, ensuring the race cannot be abandoned and that loyalties will be tested.

Opening race unfolds in the blistering Kalahari Desert, forcing a new strategy. Lucas regains Goldberg’s trust, but Katrina remains wary; eleven racers compete, The Jackal makes a reckless jump start and is destroyed by a tracking missile. Three teams and their navigators perish that day.

Razor edges Frankenstein to claim the first victory of the race. Lucas fights to hold onto Goldberg’s trust amid the brutal losses, while the crowd bears witness to the deadly competition.

The aftermath deepens the rift between Lucas and Katrina as a flesh wound from a scuffle hardens Katrina's stance. Lucas also confides in his crew about their opponents and admits he has forged a new agreement to survive.

Goldberg begins risky liaison with surgeon Olivia, while Satana schemes to incite jealousy by ordering Amber to sleep with Lucas. The manipulations drive tension, but Lucas also confides in his crew about the nature of their opponents.

Three more teams fall as Fury is lured into a trap and killed after Olga Braun's driver exploits the setup. Razor, aided by 14K and Psycho, presses Lucas and Psycho hard, while Nero is left to be hunted by locals. Lucas manages to win the second race, but Goldberg pays the ultimate price when an explosion—stoked by stray gunfire from warlords—claims his life.

York issues a stark ultimatum: lose the next race or Katrina will suffer. Satana uncovers York’s plan to push her aside and seize control of the Death Race. Lucas and Katrina reconcile; he admits he never slept with Amber and declares his love.

As the final race approaches, Psycho and Lucas debate whether Lucas was the first—or the last—holder of Frankenstein's mask. York remains ruthless in his bid to stop Lucas from winning.

During the climactic final race, Razor disables Psycho’s car, killing him. York fires a tracking missile at Lucas, but 14K fires flares to misdirect the weapon, buying Lucas time. Prudence, York’s secretary, is dismissed for opposing his methods as the control room becomes a battleground.

Lucas moves into the lead and confronts York as Satana cuffs York to a table to seal his betrayal. Katrina declares her love as they crash their vehicle into the control room and the building erupts in flames. In a twist, it is revealed that Lucas is York, not Frankenstein, with Olivia, Lists, and the GPS chip confirming the truth.

Prudence reports the discovery back to Terminal Island, triggering a new regime to run the Death Race. Weyland funds Lucas and his team for a fresh start, moving operations to a beachfront resort with a promise of freedom.

The final twist reveals York survives as Frankenstein, forced to embody the Frankenstein persona for the next Death Race era. He plots revenge and plans to race again at Terminal Island, setting the stage for a cyclical cycle of competition and deception.