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'''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.
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'''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 1951. A successful local racer in his own right, he competed for [[Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing]] for most of his brief F1 career, also competing for [[Motorsport Bleu]] and [[Bentley]] in one-off entries. In 1956, he returned to the sport driving for [[Connaught]].
  
== Complete Formula One results ==
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==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
===Regular championship===
 
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
 
! Year
 
! Year
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! 8
 
! 8
 
! 9
 
! 9
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! 10
 
! WDC
 
! WDC
! Points
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! Pts.
 
|-
 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
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|rowspan=2| [[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950]]
!rowspan="2"| Bob Gerard
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! [[Motorsport Bleu]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
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! [[Talbot-Lago T26C]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
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! [[Talbot]] 23CV 4.5 L6
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
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| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]
 
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!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan="2"| NC
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!rowspan=2| 0
!rowspan="2"| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA A|A-type]]
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! [[Jaguar Racing]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
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! [[Jaguar A-Type]]
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! [[Jaguar]] XK 3.4
 
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|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>6</small>
 
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
|-
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
! Bob Gerard
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>11</small>
 
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
 
|
 
|
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>11</small>
 
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>10</small>
 
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1956 Formula One season|1956]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>12</small>
 
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
 
|
 
|
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T43|T43]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>6</small>
 
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
 
|
 
|
! NC
 
! 0
 
|}
 
 
===[[Champion Elimination Medals Championship]]===
 
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
 
! Year
 
! Entrant
 
! Chassis
 
! Engine
 
! 1
 
! 2
 
! 3
 
! 4
 
! 5
 
! 6
 
! 7
 
! 8
 
! 9
 
! WDC
 
! Wins
 
! 2nd
 
! 3rd
 
! Points
 
 
|-
 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
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|rowspan=2| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
!rowspan="2"| Bob Gerard
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! [[Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
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! [[Jaguar B-Type]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
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! [[Aston Martin]] V6
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
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| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
 
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!rowspan=2| NC
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!rowspan=2| 0
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!rowspan="2"| NC
 
!rowspan="2"| 0
 
!rowspan="2"| 0
 
!rowspan="2"| 0
 
!rowspan="2"| 0
 
|-
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA A|A-type]]
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
|
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>6</small>
 
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>11</small>
 
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
|
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small>
 
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>9</small>
 
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1956 Formula One season|1956]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>10</small>
 
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
|
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T43|T43]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>6</small>
 
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
|
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|}
 
 
 
===[[Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy]]===
 
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
 
! Year
 
! Entrant
 
! Chassis
 
! Engine
 
! 1
 
! 2
 
! 3
 
! 4
 
! 5
 
! 6
 
! 7
 
! WDC
 
! Points
 
 
|-
 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
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! [[Team Bentley]]
!rowspan="2"| Bob Gerard
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! [[Bentley Speed 1]]
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
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! [[Bentley]] 4.5 L6
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
 
 
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|
 
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
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| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
|
 
|
!rowspan="2"| 5th
 
!rowspan="2"| 22
 
|-
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA A|A-type]]
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
 
|
 
|
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>22</small><br /><small>2</small>
 
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] [[ERA B|B-type]]
 
! [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]]
 
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
 
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
 
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>1</small><br /><small>7</small>
 
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
! =20th
 
! 1
 
|-
 
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
 
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
|-
 
| [[1956 Formula One season|1956]]
 
! Bob Gerard
 
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
 
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
 
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
 
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
 
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
 
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
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| [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]]
! Bob Gerard
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! [[Connaught Engineering]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T43|T43]]
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! [[Connaught Type B]]
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
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! [[Coventry Climax]]<br />FPF IV 2.0 L4
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
+
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
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| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]<br><small></small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]]
 
! NC
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
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[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
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[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 27 December 2016

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 1951. A successful local racer in his own right, he competed for Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing for most of his brief F1 career, also competing for Motorsport Bleu and Bentley in one-off entries. In 1956, he returned to the sport driving for Connaught.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Pts.
1950 Motorsport Bleu Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 GBR
Ret
MON 500 NC 0
Jaguar Racing Jaguar A-Type Jaguar XK 3.4 SUI
17
BEL
Ret
FRA
DNQ
ITA
DNQ
1951 Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Jaguar B-Type Aston Martin V6 MON
DNQ
500 BEL FRA GBR NC 0
Team Bentley Bentley Speed 1 Bentley 4.5 L6 GER
Ret
NED ITA
1956 Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B Coventry Climax
FPF IV 2.0 L4
MON FRA BEL GER GDR IRL
13
SCO
DNQ
GBR
DNPQ
ITA THA NC 0