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'''Charles Jarrott''' (March 26, 1877 - January 4, 1944) was an English racing car driver and businessman. Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 [[Circuit des Ardennes]] race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] races. He co-founded a car import firm in 1902 and was a founder member of [[the Automobile Association]] (the AA), serving as chairman in 1922.<ref name="Unique">[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/race_drivers_charles_jarrott.htm Unique Cars - Profile of Charles Jarrott]</ref><ref name="Graces">[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Jarrott Graces Guide to British Industrial History. Profile of Charles Jarrott]</ref>
'''Charles Jarrott''' (26 March 1877 – 4 January 1944) was an English racing car driver and businessman. Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 [[Circuit des Ardennes]] race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] races. He co-founded a car import firm in 1902 and was a founder member of [[the Automobile Association]] (the AA), serving as chairman in 1922.<ref name="Unique">[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/race_drivers_charles_jarrott.htm Unique Cars – Profile of Charles Jarrott]</ref><ref name="Graces">[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Jarrott Graces Guide to British Industrial History. Profile of Charles Jarrott]</ref>


==Family life==
==Family life==
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===Racing===
===Racing===
Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 [[Circuit des Ardennes]] race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] races.<ref name="Unique"/><ref name="Team Dan-1901">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1901.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database - 1901]</ref>
Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 [[Circuit des Ardennes]] race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] races.<ref name="Unique"/><ref name="Team Dan-1901">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1901.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database – 1901]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1902">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1902.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database - 1902]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1902">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1902.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database – 1902]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1903">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1903.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database - 1903]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1903">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1903.html#berl TeamDan, Early results database – 1903]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1904">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1904/1904.html TeamDan, Early results database - 1904]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1904">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1904/1904.html TeamDan, Early results database – 1904]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1905">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1905/1905.html TeamDan, Early results database - 1905]</ref>
<ref name="Team Dan-1905">[http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1905/1905.html TeamDan, Early results database – 1905]</ref>


In 1901 he finished 10th in the ''Paris-Berlin Trail'', driving a [[Panhard et Levassor]] No 13, and completing the 1105&nbsp;km in 19 hours and 59 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1901"/>
In 1901 he finished 10th in the ''Paris–Berlin Trail'', driving a [[Panhard et Levassor]] No 13, and completing the 1105&nbsp;km in 19 hours and 59 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1901"/>


In 1902 he finished 3rd in the ''Paris-Arras-Paris'' race, driving a [[Panhard et Levassor]] No 3, and completing the 864&nbsp;km in 13 hours 4 minutes and 12 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/> He later entered the ''Paris-Vienna Trail'' (sometimes described as the VII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) where he finished 23rd in the Panhard et Levassor number 8, completing the 990&nbsp;km in 20 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/>
In 1902 he finished 3rd in the ''Paris–Arras–Paris'' race, driving a [[Panhard et Levassor]] No 3, and completing the 864&nbsp;km in 13 hours 4 minutes and 12 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/> He later entered the ''Paris–Vienna Trail'' (sometimes described as the VII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) where he finished 23rd in the Panhard et Levassor number 8, completing the 990&nbsp;km in 20 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/>


Jarrot's greatest success was winning the 1902 ''Circuit des Ardennes'' in the Panhard et Levassor, completing the 6 lap, 512&nbsp;km race at [[Bastogne]] in car number 8, taking 5 hours, 53 minutes 39 seconds. Jarrot had inherited the lead on lap 3 after Baron Pierre de Crawhez retired in his [[Mors (automobile)|Mors Z]].<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/>
Jarrot's greatest success was winning the 1902 ''Circuit des Ardennes'' in the Panhard et Levassor, completing the 6 lap, 512&nbsp;km race at [[Bastogne]] in car number 8, taking 5 hours, 53 minutes 39 seconds. Jarrot had inherited the lead on lap 3 after Baron Pierre de Crawhez retired in his [[Mors (automobile)|Mors Z]].<ref name="Team Dan-1902"/>


In 1903 he finished 3rd in the ''Paris-Madrid Trail'' race (''The Race of Death''), driving a [[De Dietrich]] car No 1, and completing the 1,014&nbsp;km until the race was abandoned at Bordeaux in 5 hours 25 minutes and 55 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1903"/> But he failed to finish in the ''Circuit des Ardennes'' at Bastogne after his [[de Dietrich]] No 4 suffered multiple tyre failures.<ref name="Team Dan-1903"/>
In 1903 he finished 3rd in the ''Paris–Madrid Trail'' race (''The Race of Death''), driving a [[De Dietrich]] car No 1, and completing the 1,014&nbsp;km until the race was abandoned at Bordeaux in 5 hours 25 minutes and 55 seconds.<ref name="Team Dan-1903"/> But he failed to finish in the ''Circuit des Ardennes'' at Bastogne after his [[de Dietrich]] No 4 suffered multiple tyre failures.<ref name="Team Dan-1903"/>


In 1904 Jarrott entered the [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] Eliminator, the (''I Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale'') that was held in the [[Forest of Argonne]], but his de Dietrich 24/28&nbsp;hp, Car No 21, retired after 5 laps with mechanical problems.<ref name="Team Dan-1904"/>
In 1904 Jarrott entered the [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]] Eliminator, the (''I Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale'') that was held in the [[Forest of Argonne]], but his de Dietrich 24/28&nbsp;hp, Car No 21, retired after 5 laps with mechanical problems.<ref name="Team Dan-1904"/>


===Business===
===Business===
In 1900 Jarrott became the UK agent for [[Panhard et Levassor]] in partnership with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Harvey Du Cros]] who was already a director of [[Dunlop Rubber]] and importer of French [[Clément-Gladiator]]s.<ref name="Graces"/>
In 1900 Jarrott became the UK agent for [[Panhard et Levassor]] in partnership with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Harvey Du Cros]] who was already a director of [[Dunlop Rubber]] and importer of French [[Clément-Gladiator]]s.<ref name="Graces"/>


In 1902, in association with W.M. Letts, Jarrott founded the car import firm 'Charles Jarrott & Letts Ltd'.<ref name="Unique"/>
In 1902, in association with W.M. Letts, Jarrott founded the car import firm 'Charles Jarrott & Letts Ltd'.<ref name="Unique"/>
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===Other sources===
===Other sources===
* [http://www.grandprixhistory.org/paris1903.htm Grand Prix History - Paris - Madrid Race of 1903. ''The Race of Death'' By Charles Jarrott]
* [http://www.grandprixhistory.org/paris1903.htm Grand Prix History – Paris – Madrid Race of 1903. ''The Race of Death'' By Charles Jarrott]


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Racecar driver
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Racecar driver
| DATE OF BIRTH = March 26, 1877
| DATE OF BIRTH = 26 March 1877
| PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England
| PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England
| DATE OF DEATH = January 4, 1944
| DATE OF DEATH = 4 January 1944
| PLACE OF DEATH = London, England
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Revision as of 12:17, 8 January 2014

Charles Jarrott
Born(1877-03-26)26 March 1877
London, England
Died4 January 1944(1944-01-04) (aged 66)
London, England
OccupationRacing car driver
SpouseViolet Aline Vyner (1903)

Charles Jarrott (26 March 1877 – 4 January 1944) was an English racing car driver and businessman. Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup races. He co-founded a car import firm in 1902 and was a founder member of the Automobile Association (the AA), serving as chairman in 1922.[1][2]

Family life

Jarrott was born at 25 Hendon Street, Pimlico, London, to Martha (née Rosser) and Robert Jarrott, a blacksmith's labourer. He had three elder sisters. He implied that his education may have been schools in London, Cambridge and articled to a solicitor.[2][3]

Jarrott married Violet Aline Vyner in 1903 and their son Charles became a film director.

Career

Racing

Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup races.[1][4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 1901 he finished 10th in the Paris–Berlin Trail, driving a Panhard et Levassor No 13, and completing the 1105 km in 19 hours and 59 seconds.[4]

In 1902 he finished 3rd in the Paris–Arras–Paris race, driving a Panhard et Levassor No 3, and completing the 864 km in 13 hours 4 minutes and 12 seconds.[5] He later entered the Paris–Vienna Trail (sometimes described as the VII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) where he finished 23rd in the Panhard et Levassor number 8, completing the 990 km in 20 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds.[5]

Jarrot's greatest success was winning the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes in the Panhard et Levassor, completing the 6 lap, 512 km race at Bastogne in car number 8, taking 5 hours, 53 minutes 39 seconds. Jarrot had inherited the lead on lap 3 after Baron Pierre de Crawhez retired in his Mors Z.[5]

In 1903 he finished 3rd in the Paris–Madrid Trail race (The Race of Death), driving a De Dietrich car No 1, and completing the 1,014 km until the race was abandoned at Bordeaux in 5 hours 25 minutes and 55 seconds.[6] But he failed to finish in the Circuit des Ardennes at Bastogne after his de Dietrich No 4 suffered multiple tyre failures.[6]

In 1904 Jarrott entered the Gordon Bennett Cup Eliminator, the (I Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale) that was held in the Forest of Argonne, but his de Dietrich 24/28 hp, Car No 21, retired after 5 laps with mechanical problems.[7]

Business

In 1900 Jarrott became the UK agent for Panhard et Levassor in partnership with Conservative politician Harvey Du Cros who was already a director of Dunlop Rubber and importer of French Clément-Gladiators.[2]

In 1902, in association with W.M. Letts, Jarrott founded the car import firm 'Charles Jarrott & Letts Ltd'.[1]

In 1905, Jarrott was amongst those who founded the Automobile Association (the AA). He served as the Association's chairman in 1922.[1]

WWI service

During the First World War, Jarrott served with the Royal Flying Corps.[1]

Bibliography

  • Charles Jarrott (1906). Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing. E. P. Dutton & Company.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Unique Cars – Profile of Charles Jarrott
  2. ^ a b c Graces Guide to British Industrial History. Profile of Charles Jarrott
  3. ^ The Motoring Century – The Story of the RAC by Piers Brandon. Published 1997
  4. ^ a b TeamDan, Early results database – 1901
  5. ^ a b c d TeamDan, Early results database – 1902
  6. ^ a b c TeamDan, Early results database – 1903
  7. ^ a b TeamDan, Early results database – 1904
  8. ^ TeamDan, Early results database – 1905

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