Joseph Frederick Harold Gerald Ashmore (25 July 1936 – 25 August 2021) was a British motor racing driver from England. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, scoring no championship points.[2]

Gerry Ashmore
Born(1936-07-25)25 July 1936[1]
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, U.K.
Died25 August 2021(2021-08-25) (aged 85)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years19611962
Teamsnon-works Lotus
Entries4 (3 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1961 British Grand Prix
Last entry1962 Italian Grand Prix

Life

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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]

He died from cancer in August 2021 at the age of 85.[4]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(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:[5]

Non-championship

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(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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Drivers: Gerry Ashmore". grandprix.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Drivers / Gerry Ashmore". ESPN. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1962". grandprix.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ Gerry Ashmore (1936–2021)
  5. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 38. ISBN 978-0851127026.
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