TATIANA CALDERÓN Scores Career-Best P6 at Rain-Soaked Watkins Glen IMSA

June 24, 2025

• TATIANA CALDERÓN delivered her career-best IMSA performance with a sixth-place finish at Watkins Glen’s chaos-filled Six Hours, marking both her first top-10 and Gradient Racing’s best result with Ford machinery. After a challenging start to the weekend running 18th in practice, the Colombian driver and her team turned things around when it mattered most.
• The race showcased CALDERÓN’s wet weather prowess as she navigated multiple weather changes and seven cautions with impressive racecraft. Her middle stint was particularly strong – climbing from P17 to the top 10 while battling established drivers and showing consistent pace improvements that proved she’s adapting well to the Mustang GT3 platform.
• What makes this result even sweeter is that it came after a long layoff since Sebring in March, where the team struggled with pace and finished 13th. CALDERÓN’s quote says it all: “finishing P6 is like a victory for us” – and honestly, watching her hold her own against seasoned IMSA veterans while learning a new car makes this feel like exactly that kind of breakthrough moment we’ve been waiting for.

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