Bob Gerard

Frederick Roberts "Bob" Gerard (born 19 January 1914 in Leicester, died 26 January 1990 in South Croxton) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1957. He was famous for using relatively slow cars and turning them into some of the most reliable cars of the time. Due to this, he only retired once in his Formula 1 career.

Complete Formula One results

Regular championship

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	GBR 6									NC	0
		ERA A-type	ERA		MON 6	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA
1951	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 11	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0
1953	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	500	NED	BEL	FRA 11	GBR Ret	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 10	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1956	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 12	GER	ITA		NC	0
1957	Bob Gerard	Cooper T43	Bristol	ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR 6	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1950	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	GBR 6									NC	0	0	0	0
		ERA A-type	ERA		MON 6	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA
1951	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 11	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0	0	0	0
1953	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	500	NED	BEL	FRA 9	GBR Ret	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0	0	0	0
1954	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 9	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0	0	0	0
1956	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 10	GER	ITA		NC	0	0	0	0
1957	Bob Gerard	Cooper T43	Bristol	ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR 6	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0	0	0	0

Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	WDC	Points
1950	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	GBR 0 NC							3rd	36
		ERA A-type	ERA		MON 36 2	SUI	BEL	ITA
1951	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	ERA	SUI	BEL	FRA	GBR 0 NC	GER	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1953	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	NED	BEL	FRA 0 NC	GBR 1 7	GER	SUI	=20th	1
1954	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	BEL	FRA	GBR 0 NC	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1956	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol	ARG	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR 0 NC	GER	ITA	NC	0
1957	Bob Gerard	Cooper T43	Bristol	ARG	MON	FRA	GBR 0 NC	GER	PES	ITA	NC	0