Caterham Racing concluded the GP2 season in fine style in Singapore, celebrating a sensational race win at the Marina Bay Circuit in Sunday's sprint race.

Putting the misfortune in qualifying behind them Dutchman Giedo van der Garde capitalised on his excellent eighth place finish in Saturday's race one, which saw him start on pole in race two and he never looked back, dominating the race from grid to flag. He set a searing pace right from the start with him and iSport's Marcus Ericssons gaining  a six second lead early in the race. The lead was only tentatively threatened when the safety car was brought out, giving the field a brief chance to close the gap on the leaders. However, van der Garde controlled his pace perfectly and finished the last race of the season with a win, putting him into sixth place in the Drivers' Championship.

Fortunes were different for team mate Rodolfo Gonzalez, who once again started the race powerfully but, after a promising start from P20, the Venezuelan battled with high tyre degradation throughout the second half of the race and finished P18.

The win sees Caterham Racing finish seventh in the Teams' Championship, which, coupled with van der Garde's sixth place in the Drivers' Championship, makes 2012 a satisfying season for the Anglo / Malaysian team.

Giedo van der Garde "I really went for it at the beginning of the race. I felt totally in control as Ericsson and I pulled away from the rest of the field. The car was handling well and felt vastly improved from yesterday. The field congested slightly when the safety car came out but I managed to pull away again, and see the race home. My tyres went off a little towards the end of the race but so did Ericsson's and we were able to maintain the lead. I have to thank the team for the changes they made to the car. Everything clicked today and in the end it was a smooth victory. This year we have managed to create a really competitive car that is quick in qualifying and can win races. This was our aim and although it is a shame we didn't finish top three in the championship, to end the season like this is brilliant."

Rodolfo Gonzalez "The car felt good today, we were keeping up with the pace in the first half of the race but then suffered badly with the tyres. It got worse after the safety car so in hindsight perhaps we should have come in for fresh tyres during that time. It's a disappointing result, especially after such a good start, but this has been a positive year for me. I have learnt a lot this season for which I must thank the team."

Caterham Racing Team Manager Phill Spencer "We are all incredibly happy to finish with this win after a long hard season. We didn't get off to the best of starts but everybody pulled together and we managed to turn things around as the season progressed. I am very proud of the whole team and to end with this victory at this fantastic circuit is a fitting and wonderful feeling, a feeling made that little bit more special by having Tony Fernandes and some of our shareholders here to celebrate with us."

"Giedo was outstanding today. He controlled the pace so well, and earned his victory and I am very pleased for him taking sixth in the Drivers' Cchampionship. He should be proud as it is well deserved. Rodolfo also had a good run today it was great to see him finish the race. He battled hard and managed to control the car when the tyre degradation set in. It's been a positive season overall and now I'm already looking forward to next year!"

Caterham Racing Chief Engineer Humphrey Corbett "What a fantastic way to finish the season. It had been coming for a while, but we knew what we had to do and Giedo did it! The car was competitive and he drove well from start to finish so all credit it to him. We should have been in this position a few races ago but that's racing for you and overall I am very happy. We tried something new on Rodolfo's car today. We all agreed it was worth the try even though he suffered very high tyre degradation. Still we managed to collect some very useful data for testing and for this circuit next year so I am happy. We finished seventh and Giedo also finished sixth in the Drivers' Championship so I will go home smiling! "