▁Ul men ▁was ▁a ▁works ▁r ider ▁for ▁NS U . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁car ▁racing , ▁taking ▁a ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁sport scar ▁race , ▁the ▁Kar ls ru he - D ur lach , ▁abroad ▁a ▁B MW ▁ 3 2 8 . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁best ▁German ▁sports ▁car ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁season ▁saw ▁Ul men ▁win ▁nine ▁races , ▁including ▁the ▁Sol itud er ennen ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁DM V ▁Gren z land ring ren nen . ▁He ▁was ▁won ▁races ▁at ▁München , ▁N ür bur gr ing , ▁Sachsen ring ▁ ▁and ▁K öl ner ▁K urs . ▁He ▁also ▁recorded ▁seven ▁second ▁place ▁that ▁season . ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁Groß er ▁Preis ▁von ▁Deutschland ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁at ▁the ▁N ür bur gr ing , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁his ▁open - w heel ▁Ver itas ▁R S . ▁In ▁this ▁car , ▁he ▁also ▁recorded ▁a ▁surprising ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Preis ▁der ▁O ste ch we iz - E rl en ▁ ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁be aten ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁Sc ud eria ▁Ferr aris ▁of ▁Luigi ▁Vill ores i ▁and ▁Roberto ▁Vall one . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁German ▁cars ▁and ▁drivers