Gerard ya ci gaba da yakin neman R14B a shekara ta farko na sabon gasar cin kofin duniya na FIA a. Duk da yawan shekarun da ke tsakanin motarsa da yawancin sauran filin, Bob Gerard ya shirya motocinsa sosai, da kuma girmamawa kan kara karfin su, yana nufin cewa sau da yawa ya gama tseren da yawa a cikin matsayi fiye da yadda aka sa ran. A farkon gasar cin kofin duniya,
Babban Gasar Burtaniya ta 1950, Gerard-R14B ma'aurata kawai sun rasa maki, sun gama a matsayi na shida, duk da cewa sun fara ne a matsayin 13th a kan grid. Ya kuma gama a karo na shida a R4A a taron Monaco daga baya a cikin kakar, wannan lokacin daga 16th a farkon.