Gerry Ashmore

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.
Died	25 August 2021(2021-08-25) (aged 85)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	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

Life

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

(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
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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