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Alfa Romeo announced that for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nuvolari would be competing in a team with Raymond Sommer.

Sommer argued that he would be drive the majority of the race as he was more familiar with the circuit and Nuvolari would likely break the car.

Nuvolari countered that he was a leading Grand Prix driver and Le Mans was a simple layout that would not trouble him, to which Sommer backed down and they agreed to divide the driving equally.

The race itself saw Sommer and Nuvolari take a two lap lead before their fuel tank developed a hole, which was plugged by chewing gum whilst in the pits.

Several more pit stops were necessary as the makeshift repair came undone several times during the race.

Nuvolari drove from then until the end of the race, breaking the lap record nine times and winning the race by approximately 400 yards ( 366 m ).