Bob Gerard is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper. Gerard has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,954 ranks Gerard 347th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1957-07-20 | Aintree | P6 | +54 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +54 | 5,107 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +32 | 5,054 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +59 | 5,021 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +25 | 4,963 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | ERA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −10 | 4,937 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | ERA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +148 | 4,948 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 4,371 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 5,180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 4,904 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Bob Gerard was an English racing driver and businessman who competed in Formula 1 during the early championship years, running seven starts across seven seasons from 1950 to 1957. All his Grand Prix entries came in Cooper machinery, the small British constructor that was then in the early stages of what would become its dominant period in the 1960s. Gerard did not score championship points during his Formula 1 career; he finished each race he completed in the lower half of the field, with an average classification position of P8.7 across his starts.[1]
Gerard's Formula 1 opposition included multiple world champions and front-running drivers of the era. He raced against Juan Fangio, the five-time champion and most dominant force of the 1950s, and finished behind him in all five meetings. He also competed against 1958 champion Mike Hawthorn and José Froilán González, both of whom outran him in every shared race. His only meaningful head-to-head victories came against secondary-tier professionals; he beat Harry Schell, Peter Collins, Stuart Lewis-Evans and Ivor Bueb in isolated instances, though he finished behind Collins and Lewis-Evans in other encounters. Against Johnny Claes, a mid-field contemporary, Gerard held a four-race winning record.[2]
Gerard's limited Grand Prix career reflected the competitive gap between the top teams and the small independents fielding drivers in the early world championship. His final appearance came in 1957, after which he stepped back from Formula 1 competition. A memorial race bearing his name has been held in recent years as part of historic racing events in Britain.