Death Race 2 is a 2010 action film that was directed by Roel Reiné and written by Tony Giglio, who co-developed its story with Paul W. S. Anderson. The film is a co-production between South Africa and Germany, and is the prequel to Anderson's 2008 film Death Race—which itself is a prequel to 1975's Death Race 2000—and the second installment in the Death Race franchise. Death Race 2 stars Luke Goss as Carl "Luke" Lucas, a convicted cop killer who is sentenced to life in a for-profit, maximum security prison, where he is forced to compete in the titular reality show to earn his freedom. Fred Koehler, Tanit Phoenix, Robin Shou, Lauren Cohan, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, and Sean Bean appear in supporting roles; Koehler and Shou reprise theirs from Death Race.

Death Race 2 was greenlit as a prequel that tells the origin story of the franchise's protagonist Frankenstein without the directorial involvement of Anderson, who was retained as producer, and the appearance of Jason Statham. Reiné signed on to direct the project and filming began in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 13, 2010. He directed the 30-day shoot without a second unit, served as his own cinematographer, albeit uncredited, and opted for locations in which he could have a few sets going all at once, to manage the schedule and the $6–18 million budget. Paul Haslinger returned to score the film.

Universal Pictures released the film direct-to-video through its home entertainment division on January 18, 2011, although it set the earliest release date for the United Kingdom to December 27, 2010. Death Race 2 earned $8.4 million in US home video sales as well as generally positive reviews—many critics received it favorably over the previous film and praised its action scenes and supporting cast. Reiné also directed a direct-to-video sequel, Death Race 3: Inferno (2013).