The Type D competed during the 1938 and 1939 Grand Prix seasons and was driven by some of the era's most notable racers includingΒ Tazio Nuvolari,Β Hans Stuck,Β Rudolf Hasse,Β Hermann Paul MΓΌllerΒ andΒ Georg Meier.
TheΒ Auto Union Type DΒ was the final evolution of the famed Auto Union Silver Arrow Grand Prix cars and the last Auto Union racing car developed before the outbreak of World War II.