Gerry Ashmore

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Joseph Frederick Harold Gerald "Gerry" 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.[1]

Life

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

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

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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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
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USA NC 0
1962 Gerry Ashmore Lotus 18/21 Climax Straight-4 NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
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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
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LON SIL SOL KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL
Gerry Ashmore LEW
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1962 Gerry Ashmore Lotus 18/21 Climax Str-4 CAP BRX LOM LAV
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Derek Wilkinson BRM P48/57 BRM V8 INT
DNA
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References

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