{{Short description|British racing driver (1936–2021)}} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox F1 driver | image = | name = Gerry Ashmore | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|7|25}}<ref name="grandprix.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ashger.html |title=Drivers: Gerry Ashmore |publisher=grandprix.com |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> | birth_place = West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, U.K. | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|8|25|1936|7|25}} | death_place = Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | years = {{F1|1961}}–{{F1|1962}} | teams = non-works Lotus | races = 4 (3 starts) | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | podiums = 0 | points = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | first_race = 1961 British Grand Prix | first_win = | last_win = | last_race = 1962 Italian Grand Prix }}
'''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.<ref name="espn">{{cite web |url=http://en.espnf1.com/teamlotus/motorsport/driver/816.html |title=Drivers / Gerry Ashmore |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref>
==Life== Ashmore started his career in Formula Junior along with his brother Chris, in 1960.<ref name="grandprix.com"/> His father Joe and uncle Fred were both racing drivers, Fred having taken part in a handful of Grands Prix. Later that year, he competed at Zeltweg and Innsbruck, finishing third behind Hans Herrmann and Wolfgang von Trips.<ref name="grandprix.com"/> In 1961 he moved up to Formula One with a privately run Lotus 18,<ref name="grandprix.com"/> and scored a second place in the Naples Grand Prix<ref name="grandprix.com"/> after taking pole position.<ref name="espn"/> Later that year, he took part in the British Grand Prix but retired after just a few laps.<ref name="grandprix.com"/> His last appearance in a World Championship event was in his Lotus in 1962 at Monza,<ref name="espn"/> when he failed to qualify.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr109.html |title=Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1962 |publisher=grandprix.com |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref>
Ashmore died from cancer in August 2021 at the age of 85.<ref>[http://www.brdc.co.uk/Notice-of-Death---Gerry-Ashmore-1936---2021 Gerry Ashmore (1936–2021)]</ref>
==Complete Formula One World Championship results== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! 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 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br />{{small|Ret}} | USA | ! NC ! 0 |- | 1962 ! Gerry Ashmore ! Lotus 18/21 ! Climax Straight-4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA<br />{{small|DNQ}} | USA | RSA ! NC ! 0 |- !colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=38|isbn=978-0851127026}}</ref>}}}} |}
===Non-championship=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! 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 |- |rowspan=2| 1961 ! Tim Parnell !rowspan=2| Lotus 18 !rowspan=2| Climax Str-4 | LOM | GLV | PAU | BRX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VIE<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AIN<br />{{small|11}} | SYR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''NAP'''<br />{{small|2}} | LON | SIL | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL | | | | | |- ! Gerry Ashmore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LEW<br /><small>DNA</small> | VAL | RAN | NAT | RSA |- |rowspan=2| 1962 ! Gerry Ashmore ! Lotus 18/21 ! Climax Str-4 | CAP | BRX | LOM |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAV<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLV<br />{{small|9}} | PAU | AIN | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL<br />{{small|8}} | MEX | RAN | NAT | |- ! Derek Wilkinson ! BRM P48/57 ! BRM V8 | | | | | | | | INT<br /><small>DNA</small> | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL | KAN | MED | DAN | | | | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ashger.html Profile at grandprix.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashmore, Gerry}} Category:1936 births Category:2021 deaths Category:English Formula One drivers Category:English racing drivers Category:Sportspeople from West Bromwich Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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