Gerry Ashmore is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for BRM. Ashmore has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,016 ranks Ashmore 1140th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1962-06-17 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −88 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Nürburgring 1961 | Formula 1 | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −88 | 5,016 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +3,737 | 5,087 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 6,413 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Phil HillFIA Silver | 6,095 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | 6,067 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | 5,946 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 5,945 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo BandiniHigher-rated | 6,318 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Tony BrooksHigher-rated | 6,045 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,130 | 🇺🇸 Paul Durant | IndyCar | 5,027 |
| 1,131 | 🇴🇲 Faisal Al Zubair | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,022 |
| 1,132 | 🇺🇸 Grant Enfinger | NASCAR Truck | 5,022 |
| 1,133 | 🇨🇾 Tio Ellinas | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 5,020 |
| 1,134 | 🇯🇵 Riki Okusa | Super GT | 5,019 |
| 1,135 | 🇩🇰 Theodor Jensen | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,018 |
| 1,136 | 🇺🇸 Travis Webb | Formula 1 | 5,018 |
| 1,137 | 🇨🇦 Zacharie Robichon | WEC | 5,018 |
| 1,138 | 🇫🇷 Richard Westbrook | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,017 |
| 1,139 | 🇯🇵 Yuji Kunimoto | Super GT | 5,017 |
| 1,140 | 🇬🇧 Gerry Ashmore | Formula 1 | 5,016 |
| 1,141 | 🏳️ Abdulaziz Al Faisal | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,015 |
| 1,142 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Caldarelli | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,015 |
| 1,143 | 🇪🇸 Andy Soucek | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,015 |
| 1,144 | 🇫🇮 Jari Nurminen | FIA GT Championship | 5,015 |
| 1,145 | 🇫🇷 Tristan Vautier | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,012 |
| 1,146 | 🇬🇧 Peter Walker | Formula 1 | 5,011 |
| 1,147 | 🇴🇲 Calan Williams | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,010 |
| 1,148 | 🇨🇭 Mario Hytten | International Formula 3000 | 5,010 |
| 1,149 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Lulham | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,009 |
| 1,150 | 🇫🇷 Gustavo Yacamán | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,008 |
Gerry Ashmore was a professional driver who competed in Formula 1 as a solo driver for single-seater machinery, racing for Lotus-Climax. His career on record spans two seasons, 1961 to 1962, across four world championship grands prix.[1]
Ashmore finished 16th in the 1962 Formula 1 championship standings from one round raced that season. His four starts came against a field that included elite and established professionals; he raced regularly against Jim Clark, a two-time Formula 1 champion, and against Richie Ginther, an established professional with 53 Formula 1 starts to his name. He typically finished behind both drivers. Lotus-Climax, the team that fielded him for three of those four starts, was one of the stronger operations on the grid, winning 22 races and fielding Jim Clark among its 52 drivers across the index.[2]