Bob Gerard

Frederick Roberts Gerard (born 19th January, 1914 in Leicester, died 26th January, 1990 in South Croxton, Leicestershire) was a British racing driver. Gerard participated in many top level races either side of the Second World War - most notably having eight entries into Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.

Gerard was born into a manufacturing family. His family owned Parrs - a company that initially started out making bicycles before moving into the more lucrative world of haulage. Gerard, despite being near-sighted, was a talented driver pre-war - entering major races such as the Donington TT. Following the war, Gerard began to take his racing more seriously. Gerard finished sixth in the inaugural F1 Grand Prix in 1950 - the best of any British-entered team.

In 1958, Gerard raced a self-entered Austin A35 in the newly-formed British Saloon Car Championship.