The was an improvement for the team, with Kovalainen managing to qualify the car in 16th, making it into Q2 for the first time in ahead of Michael Schumacher, Pastor Maldonado, and Vergne. Petrov qualified in 20th place for the fourth time in the first four races before finishing the race in 16th. Kovalainen finished one place behind this after a first lap puncture due to a collision with Daniel Ricciardo. The two cars were initially in 19th and 20th again in Spain, but both gained a place due to Lewis Hamilton's penalty. Petrov out-qualified Kovalainen for the first time in the season. Kovalainen achieved a better race result than Petrov as the pair finished the race in 16th and 17th places. At Monaco, the team were hoping that the lack of straight line speed on the circuit would help their chances at getting the team's first points. Kovalainen and Petrov qualified in 18th and 19th respectively due to Sergio Pérez not setting a time, and due to Maldonando's grid penalty, they were moved up a further place each to 17th and 18th. On lap 16 Petrov pulled into the pits for a routine tyre change but retired with electrical failure. Kovalainen was twelfth in the race, attempting to hold off Button and Pérez before he was involved in a collision with the Mexican which broke his front wing forcing him to pit. He only lost one place and still achieved the team's best result of the season so far with thirteenth. The result put the team back into tenth in the Constructors' standings ahead of Marussia and HRT.