 Tatiana Calderón was promoted to the role of test driver, having been a development driver for the team in 2017.On 8 April 2018, at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ericsson placed 9th and picked up 2 points for the team using a 1-stop strategy.Two races later Leclerc finished 6th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which was the team's highest position since the 2015 Australian Grand Prix.