The first national event in German Grand Prix motor racing was held at the AVUS (Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs-Straße (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road)) race circuit in southwestern Berlin in 1926 as a sports car race.
A primeira competición automobilística nacional en Alemaña celebrouse no circuíto AVUS (Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs-Straße) no suroeste de Berlín en 1926 como unha carreira de autos deportivos.