1937
The weather during last years Easter race was abysmal so the ACM chose an August date for the 1937 Monaco Grand Prix. For Monte Carlo's troubles, the week became part of Hitler's propaganda machine, with German as the common language of the pits and the silver arrows racing under swastika flags. There is nothing the Nazis could learn from today's sponsorship gurus and the chances of a silver car not winning were between naught to zero. Their domination was so complete that the first seven cars on the grid were silver. But what fantastic cars they were!
When the famous French journalist Charles Faroux dropped the flag to start the Monaco Grand Prix, it was the Mercedes of Caracciola and von Brauchitsch, ahead of the Auto Unions of Rosemeyer and Stuck. Hasse crashed heavily in the tunnel and came out backwards at full speed, causing a gap before the fifth, sixth and seventh cars of Kautz, Zehender and Farina finally appeared. Farina driving the first red car was the best of the rest.
Caracciola and von Brauchitsch opened up a gap to Rosemeyer and Kautz who was now up to fourth place. Rosemeyer crashed at Gasometre hairpin destroying the front of the Auto Union, which promoted Kautz to third making it an all Mercedes top three. The battle between Caracciola and von Brauchitsch continued unabated with the second placed Mercedes driver setting a new lap record and closing on Caracciola. Rosemeyer took over Stuck's car, much to the latter's disgust, and quickly passed Sommer and started to catch Kautz. Around lap 47 Caracciola made a three minute stop to cure an engine problem and von Brauchitsch was able to lap him. Caracciola soon unlapped himself and after von Brauchitsch made his stop for fuel and tires, he was on his tail.
Team manager Neubauer wanted Rudi to win and signaled von Brauchitsch to let Caracciola through, he replied by sticking out his tongue and laughing at his team manager as he passed the pits. The antics of the leading Mercedes driver made the theatrical Neubauer furious causing much amusement in pit lane, particularly from the French. Von Brauchitsch finally let Caracciola past but by this time Rudi had destroyed his tires and had to make a pit stop. Now securely in the lead von Brauchitsch was able to cross the finish line and claim victory in the 1937 Monaco Grand Prix. Rosemeyer made a late charge, passing Farina to make it an all silver arrow top five.
Team manager Neubauer was as famous as many of his drivers, although he had his hands full controlling them on occasions. The aristocratic von Brauchitsch and Regenmeister Caracciola however were allies in the internal struggle against the junior drivers in the team, Englishman Dick Seaman and Hermann Lang, the mechanic turned race driver.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | |
| 1 | von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz | 100 | 3:07:23.9 | |
| 2 | Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | 100 | 3:08:48.2 | |
| 3 | Kautz | Mercedes-Benz | 98 | - 2 laps | |
| 4 | Stuck/Rosemeyer | Auto Union | 97 | - 3 laps | |
| 5 | Zehender | Mercedes-Benz | 97 | - 3 laps | |
| 6 | Farina | Alfa Romeo | 97 | - 3 laps | |
| 7 | Sommer | Alfa Romeo | 95 | - 5 laps | |
| 8 | Rüesch | Alfa Romeo | 92 | - 8 laps | |
| 9 | Pintacuda | Alfa Romeo | 87 | - 13 laps | |
| DNF | Hartmann | Maserati | 69 | Engine |