Gerry Ashmore

Gerry Ashmore
Born (1936-07-25) 25 July 1936
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United Kingdom British
Active years 1961–1962
Teams non-works Lotus
Entries 4 (3 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1961 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1962 Italian Grand Prix

Gerald Ashmore (born 25 July 1936 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire)[1] is a British former motor racing driver from England. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, scoring no championship points.[2]

Ashmore started his career in Formula Junior along with his brother Chris, in 1960.[1] Later that year he competed at Zeltweg and Innsbruck, finishing third behind Hans Herrmann and Wolfgang von Trips.[1] In 1961 he moved up to Formula One with a privately run Lotus 18,[1] and scored a second place in the Naples Grand Prix[1] after taking pole position.[2] Later that year he took part in the British Grand Prix but retired after just a few laps.[1] His last appearance in a World Championship event was in his Lotus in 1962 at Monza,[2] when he failed to qualify.[3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1961 Gerry Ashmore Lotus 18 Climax Straight-4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR
Ret		 GER
16		 ITA
Ret		 USA NC 0
1962 Gerry Ashmore Lotus 18/21 Climax Straight-4 NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
DNQ		 USA RSA NC 0
Source:[4]

Non-Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1961 Tim Parnell Lotus 18 Climax Str-4 LOM GLV PAU BRX VIE
Ret		 AIN
11		 SYR NAP
2		 LON SIL SOL KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL
Gerry Ashmore LEW
DNA		 VAL RAN NAT RSA
1962 Gerry Ashmore Lotus 18/21 Climax Str-4 CAP BRX LOM LAV
Ret		 GLV
9		 PAU AIN OUL
8		 MEX RAN NAT
Derek Wilkinson BRM P48/57 BRM V8 INT
DNA		 NAP MAL CLP RMS SOL KAN MED DAN

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Drivers: Gerry Ashmore". grandprix.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Drivers / Gerry Ashmore". ESPN. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1962". grandprix.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 38. ISBN 978-0851127026.


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