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

June 24, 2025

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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.