Alexander Rossi took GP2 victory in Abu Dhabi as Fabio Leimer secured the title

Fabio Leimer secured the GP2 Drivers' Championship title in a dramatic race at Abu Dhabi as Alexander Rossi secured his maiden win in the series.

"I still can't believe it, it's just amazing, because GP2 is the strongest category apart from Formula 1, and there are not many people who can say they've won this championship! I'm really, really happy, and I'm focussed on tomorrow because there is still another race and I want to finish on the podium," the newly crowned Champion said. "But it's amazing because, after qualy, I was a little bit disappointed because we had a problem on the car and weren't so quick, and Sam Bird was P2 and nearly got the 4 points. But today we had a really good start and I saw immediately that Sam stalled, and I feel really sorry for him - he's a really nice guy, one of the best guys on the track, really open, really hard but fair. I think he also deserved to win the championship, but in the end it can only go to one driver, and luckily it was me, but he is a really great guy and would have deserved it too." Champions are not allowed to return to the GP2 Series and Leimer is hoping he can secure a reserve driver role - at the very least - in F1 in 2014. "We will see, but I hope I can go to Formula 1: it will be hard, for sure, because there are not many seats free, but I hope I can go to Formula 1, and for me it is important to win this championship to help me. Now we have to work and push to go up there: of course it would be fantastic to be a race driver or even a third driver, but we will have to work hard and then we'll see. GP2 Abu Dhabi - Feature Race
1) Alexander Rossi (USA) - Caterham Racing - 1:00:16.414
2) Jolyon Palmer (GBR) - Carlin - +2.130
3) Marcus Ericsson (SWE) - DAMS - +3.075
4) Fabio Leimer (SUI) - Racing Engineering - +4.687
5) Dani Clos (ESP) - MP Motorsport - +5.218
6) James Calado (GBR) - ART Grand Prix - +6.370
7) Felipe Nasr (BRA) - Carlin - +8.873
) Johnny Cecotto (VEN) - Arden International - +12.142
9) Daniel Abt (GER) - ART Grand Prix - +13.102
10) Sam Bird (GBR) - RUSSIAN TIME - +13.568 Selected others
11) Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (GBR) - Hilmer Motorsport - +14.852
19) Stefano Coletti (MON) - Rapax - +1 lap
Jon Lancaster (GBR) - Hilmer Motorsport - Not classified Drivers' Championship
1) Fabio Leimer - 191 - Champion
2) Sam Bird - 173
3) Felipe Nasr - 154
4) James Calado - 142
5) Stefano Coletti - 135
6) Jolyon Palmer - 119
7) Marcus Ericsson - 117
8) Stephane Richelmi - 103
9) Alexander Rossi - 92
10) Tom Dillmann - 92