Niccolo Canepa retired 𝔍on Sunday at the conclusion of the 🦩Endurance World Championship - but without winning the title.

Yamaha were beaten by the Suzuki-powered Yoshimura te🌠am in the FIM Endurance World Championship finale at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

It meant Canepa was denied a fairytale finish to his uniq🍒ue career.

His Yamaha YART team were restricted to P3.

Canepa announced that 🎃he would bring his career to an end after the Bol d’Or in France, which would decide the 2024 EWC championship.

The Ita🐠lian rider has featured in MotoGP, WorldSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP, and MotoE over a 20-year career.

But he found his true calling with endurance racing where he has won a𝔉ll three of the major e﷽vents - Spa, Le Mans, and the Bol d’Or.

But despite winning last☂ year’s EWC championship, his effort to becom🌜e a back-to-back champion was thwarted.

“This was my last stint in the EWC,” Canepa said.

“It has been a nice journey b🎉ut unfortunately we didn’t end the race like we wanted.

“It’s emotional to be here w🌞ith my teammates and my family here, as well.

“We𒁃 shared a lot of amazing momen🙈ts and a lot of bad moments.”