Gerry Ashmore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerry Ashmore | |
Formula One Career | |
Nationality | British |
---|---|
Active years | 1961 - 1962 |
Team(s) | non-works Lotus |
Grands Prix | 4 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First Grand Prix | 1961 British Grand Prix |
Last Grand Prix | 1962 Italian Grand Prix |
Gerald Ashmore (born 25 July 1936 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire) is a British former Formula One driver from England. He participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix, scoring no championship points.
Ashmore started his career in Formula Junior along with his brother Chris, in 1960. Later that year he competed at Zeltweg and Innsbruck, finishing third behind Hans Herrmann and Wolfgang von Trips. In 1961 he moved up to Formula One with a privately run Lotus 18 , and scored a second place in the Grand Prix of Naples. Later that year he took part in the British Grand Prix but retired after just a few laps. His last appearance in a World Championship event was in his Lotus in 1962 at Monza, when he failed to qualify.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Team | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | Gerry Ashmore | MON |
DUT |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
GER 16 |
ITA Ret |
USA |
Gerry Ashmore | - | 0 | |
1962 | Gerry Ashmore | DUT |
MON |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA DNQ |
USA |
RSA |
Gerry Ashmore | - | 0 |