He was, however, beaten by the Mercedes-Benz of Manfred von Brauchitsch at the Avusrennen (the yearly race at the AVUS track).
Nuvolari in Campari sta na dirki za nastopala z novimi dirkalniki Alfa Romeo P3, Borzacchini in Caracciola pa še s starejšimi in težjimi dirkalniki tipa 8C.