is Ash and Red the same????

No, they're different.

Ash was based on Red's character from pokémon Yellow :3

Red is the player character in Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as the guy on Mt Silver in Gold, Silver, HeartGold and SoulSilver. He's only in the games and some manga.Ash is based on Red, and is only in the anime and different manga.
They're a lot like each other, but are completely different people with different stories.