He took pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix three weeks later, and was soon engaged in a hard fight with von Brauchitsch.
Caracciola, Rosemeyer, Nuvolari in novi Mercedesev dirkač Richard Seaman so se odpravili na ameriško dirko Vanderbilt Cup, zaradi česar so zamudili prvenstveni dirko za , ki je potekala šest dni za tem.