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 racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. His racing career started in 1925 on a 250 cc Velocette. In 1927 he won the opening race of the Nürburgring on a 350 cc Velocette. In 1929 he won the 350 cc class on the Eilenriede, a non-permanent race course near Hannover. From 1949 to 1952, he was four times German sports car and Formula 2 champion.