 On 29 September 1935 Elly attended the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix, held in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia, at the invitation of Auto Union (she happened to be in the country on a lecture tour, by now a regular source of income).She congratulated the winner, Bernd Rosemeyer, who seemed smitten with her.They danced together that night and were married on 13 July 1936.