Toni Ulmen
Toni Ulmen | |||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||
Born | Anton Ulmen 25 January 1906 Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||||||||
Died | 4 November 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany | (aged 70)||||||||||||
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Anton "Toni" Ulmen (25 January 1906 – 4 November 1976) was a German motorcycle and
Craftsman, businessman and racer
After leaving school, Ulmen served an apprenticeship as a machinist with Motorradwerkstatt Hasenclever. When he finished there, he founded Gebrüder Ulmen, with his brother Andreas.[1] They become the representatives of Opel for Düsseldorf.
It was in 1925 that Ulmen began his career in motorsport, at the Großen Deutschland-Rundfahrt on a 250cc Velocette motor cycle. Two years later can riding a 350 cc Velocette he won the first Eifelrennen, to claim the Deutsche Tourist-Trophäe, the inaugural race held on the Nürburgring. In 1929, he won another major German race, the 350cc race of Eilenridederennens in Hanover. By 1930, Ulmen was a works rider for NSU.
After the War
After the war, he turned to car racing, taking a second place in his first major sportscar race, the Karlsruhe-Durlach, abroad a BMW 328.[2] A year later, in 1947 he was awarded the title of best German sports car driver of the year.
The 1949 season saw Ulmen win nine races, including the
With victories at Hockenheim,[11] the Schauinsland Hillclimb,[12] and the Grenzlandring,[9] Ulmen was clear champion in the 2-litre Sports Car class.[10] He participated in two World Championship Grands Prix in 1952, debuting on 18 May 1952, in the Großer Pries der Schweiz,[13] but retired due to fuel tank issues. He returned for the Großer Preis von Deutschland, where despite his Veritas's power disadvantage compared to his rivals, his finished eighth.[14] That season also saw Ulmen win the DMV Grenalandringrennen again.[15] During the season, he suffered a heavy crash during a practise session on the Sachsenring[10] from which he escaped almost unscathed. He arrived at the final meeting of the 1952 season, the Avusrennen, as leader in the Formula 2 class and 2-litre sport cars. On the AVUS, lost a dramatic slipstream battle with fellow Veritas driver, Fritz Rieß, on the penultimate lap. This meant both drivers were equal on points, and according to the DMV regulations, Rieß was declared champion, as he had scored the better at the Eifelrennen. As consolidation, Ulmen was awarded the Formula 2 title, despite the fact he could take part in this race. After that he competed only occasionally in car races.[10]
Despite his retirement early 1953, Ulmen was soon, albeit briefly, behind the wheel, sharing a Jaguar D-Type with Herman Roosdorp to third place in his only 24-hour endurance race, the 1953 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps.[16]
Away from the track
Following his racing retirement, Ulmen become president of the
Racing record
Career highlights
Season | Series | Position | Team | Car |
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1927 | Deutsche Tourist-Trophäe | 1st | Velocette | |
1946 | Karlsruher Dreiecksrennen[17] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | BMW 328 |
1947 | Stadtparkrenne Hamburg[18] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | BMW 328 |
Rund um Schotten[19] | 3rd | Toni Ulmen | BMW 328 | |
1949 | Deutsche Meisterschaft[20] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS |
Maipokalrennen[21] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Riemer Flugplatzrennen[22] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Großer Preis von Nürburgring[5] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
DMV Grenzlandringrennen[4] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Solituderennen[3] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Kölner Kurs[23] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Rund um Schotten[24] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Tübinger Stadtring-Rennen[25] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
1950 | Deutsche Meisterschaft[26] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Spezial |
Sachsenringrennen[27] | 1st | ADAC | Veritas-BMW RS Spezial | |
Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen[28] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Spezial | |
Preis der Ostschweiz-Erlen[8] | 3rd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Spezial | |
Maipokalrennen[29] | 3rd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Spezial | |
1951 | Schauinsland Hillclimb[30] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Großmutter |
Internationales AvD AVUS-Rennen[31] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas Meteor | |
DMV Grenzlandringrennen[32] | 3rd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas Meteor | |
Meisterschaft West Deutschlands[33] | 4th | Toni Ulmen | Veritas Meteor | |
1952 | Meisterschaft West Deutschlands[34] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS |
DMV Grenzlandringrennen[15] | 1st | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS | |
Internationales ADAC-Eifel-Rennen Nürburgring[35] | 2nd | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW RS Großmutter | |
24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps[36] | 3rd | Herman Roosdorp | Jaguar C-Type |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
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1952 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-Meteor | Straight-6
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SUI Ret |
500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER 8 |
NED | ITA | NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1953 | Herman Roosdorp | Herman Roosdorp | Jaguar C-Type | S | 3rd | 3rd |
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