while on a highpoint. This was the last Le Mans for OSCA – in 1963 the Maserati brothers sold the company to Count Domenico Agusta, owner of the motorcycle company MV Agusta. Likewise, this was the last hurrah for the original Ecurie Ecosse team, who had won the race outright in 1956 and 1957 with the Jaguar D-type. Over several years, the young Mexican Rodriguez brothers had excited the crowd with their fast, competitive driving. The younger brother, Ricardo, was killed in November in practice for the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix. He was 20 years old. Paul Armagnac, twice a winner of the Performance Index for DB, had recently built a new circuit at Nogaro in south-western France. This was his last of eight Le Mans as he too was killed at the end of the year, at Montlhèry. Official results Finishers Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class Winners are in Bold text. Did Not Finish Did Not Start Class Winners Index of Thermal Efficiency Note: Only the top nine positions are included in this set of standings. Index of Performance Taken from Moity's book, at odds with Quentin Spurring's book Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance. Statistics Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Fastest Lap in practice – P.Hill, #6 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM – 3m 55.1s; Fastest Lap – P.Hill, #6 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM – 3:57.3secs; Distance – Winner's Average Speed – Attendance – 300 000+ Challenge Mondial de Vitesse et Endurance Standings Citations References Clarke, R.M. - editor (2009) Le Mans 'The Ferrari Years 1958-1965' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co Spurring, Quentin (2010) Le Mans 1960-69 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing Wilkins, Gordon - editor (1962) Automobile Year #10 1962-63 Lausanne: Edita S.A. External links Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1962 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 2 December 2017 Le Mans History – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 2 December 2017 Sportscars.tv – race commentary. Retrieved 2 December 2017 World