Charles Jarrott (racing driver)
Charles Jarrott | |
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| Born | 26 March 1877 London, England |
| Died | 4 January 1944 (aged 66) London, England |
| Occupation | Racing car driver |
| Spouse | Violet Aline Vyner (1903) |
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 races. He co-founded a car import firm in 1902 and was a founder member of the the Automobile Association (the AA), serving as chairman in 1922.[1]
Family life
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][2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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.[2]
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.[3]
In the 1902 Paris-Vienna Trail (sometimes described as the VII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) he finished 23rd in the Panhard et Levasssor number 8, completing the 990 km in 20 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds.[3]
Jarrot won the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes in the Panhard et Levasssor number 8, completing the 6 lap, 512 km race at Bastogne in 5 hours, 53 minutes 39 seconds. Jarrot inherited the lead on lap 3 after Baron Pierre de Crawhez retired in his Mors Z.[3]
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.[4]
He failed to finish in the 1903 Circuit des Ardennes at Bastogne after his de Dietrich No 4 suffered multiple tyre failures.[4]
Business
In 1902, in association with 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
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