German rider Rico Penzkofer says his 17th place finish at the Macau Grand Prix last month was a fitting end to his car♌eer.

Penzkofer, a regular at the Isle of Man TT, gave the new BMW HP4 its race debuಞt in the Far East and was holding 11th place until he made a slight error at Lisboa.

But the vete♈ran racer said was unperturbed by his final position of 17th in the last ever race, pointing out that: "After all, I rode races for 17 years."

Penzkofer made hꦦis debut at the Isle of Man TT races in 2009 and claimed a best result of 12th in the Senior race that same year.

Following his retirement, he intends🌳 to focus on his role as a team manager in the Endurance World Championship and at several road race meetings in 2013.

Reflecting on his last race at Macau, he said: "I had a real good start, but did a li🥃ttle m🃏istake in the Lisboa bend.

"That's why I dr♌opped from 11th to 17th in the o🌠rder again.

"Anyway, Iౠ saw the chﷺequered flag at my farewell in Macau and this is something to take with me.

"It was 🔯a pleasure to give the BMW HP4 its race debut and to ride it around Macau," he added.

"The era of the HP4 is just beginning, the one of Penz a𒁏s a rider ends here."