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. The race that followed in Spain saw Leclerc finish in 10th and score back to back points finishing results. It was the first time Sauber finished in the points in back to back races since . Over the course of the season, Sauber would finish in the points on 12 occasions and would get both cars in the points twice.