Born in Bogotá, Colombia, on 10 March 1993, Tatiana Calderón grew up in a family connected to the automobile industry, which sparked her interest in cars. Her first driving experience was at age four, helping her father steer the family car. She attended Colegio Helvetia in Bogotá from 1997 to 2011, balancing her education with her passion for racing and learning English and German alongside Spanish. Calderón was introduced to racing by her sister, Paula, and began competitive karting at age nine, visiting a rental track with Paula and friends. She was inspired by Juan Pablo Montoya and Ayrton Senna.
Calderón quickly demonstrated talent in karting, winning the 2005 EasyKart National Championship, becoming the first woman to win a Colombian national karting title. In 2008, she became the first woman to win the Snap-On-Stars of Karting Divisional Championship-JICA Eastern Championship and the IAME International Challenge series, making her the first woman champion of a national American karting series. She also competed in the Rotax Max Grand Finals in the UAE as the National champion in the Junior Max class, being the only girl in the field. At fourteen, she drove her first racing car, a Kia Picanto, with her sister Paula in the National Endurance Championship, finishing third, and later becoming vice-champions.
At seventeen, Calderón transitioned to open-wheel racing, joining Juncos Racing for the 2010 Star Mazda Championship. She achieved five top-ten finishes, with a best of seventh at Autobahn Country Club. In the 2011 Star Mazda Championship, she secured two third-place podium finishes at Barber Motorsports Park and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, becoming the first woman to achieve a podium in the series. She also competed in the European F3 Open Championship in 2011 and 2012, finishing ninth in the latter season with EmiliodeVillota Motorsport.
In 2013, Calderón joined Double R Racing for the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the British Formula 3 International Series. She became the first woman to stand on the overall podium in British Formula 3 history with a third-place finish at the Nürburgring. In the 2014 Florida Winter Series, she won her first open-wheel race at Sebring International Raceway. She also became the first woman to contest the Macau Grand Prix since Cathy Muller in 1983, finishing 13th.
Calderón competed in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship in 2015–2016, finishing as runner-up to Pietro Fittipaldi and winning a race at the Dubai Autodrome. From 2016 to 2018, she raced in the GP3 Series, driving for Arden International, DAMS, and Jenzer Motorsport. In 2017, she achieved a best result of seventh at the Monza feature race. She also secured the first podium finish for a woman in the World Series Formula V8 3.5 at the Bahrain International Circuit in 2017.
In late 2016, Calderón became a development driver for the Sauber Formula One Team, and in 2018, she was promoted to test driver. She drove the Sauber C37 in a promotional day at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico in October 2018, becoming the first Latin American woman to drive a Formula One car. She also tested a 2013 Sauber C32 car at the Fiorano Circuit and participated in Formula E rookie tests for Techeetah in Ad Diriyah and Marrakesh.
In 2019, Calderón returned to Arden for the FIA Formula 2 Championship, becoming the first woman to drive in the series. She also remained a test driver for Alfa Romeo Racing. At the Baku feature race, she became the first woman in history to lead a lap in Formula 2. She later joined Charouz Racing System for the concluding rounds of the 2022 Formula 2 Championship, with financing from pop singer Karol G.
Calderón expanded into sports car racing, competing in the 2020 24 Hours of Daytona with GEAR Racing. She also joined the all-female Richard Mille Racing team in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) in 2020, sharing an Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 car with Sophia Flörsch. In September 2020, she made her 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, finishing ninth in LMP2. In 2021, she raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Richard Mille Racing. She also drove for Drago Corse with ThreeBond in the Super Formula Championship in 2020 and 2021.
In 2022, Calderón competed in the IndyCar Series with A. J. Foyt Enterprises, driving the No. 11 Dallara-Chevrolet vehicle for twelve street and road course rounds. She was sidelined after seven races due to sponsorship issues. In February 2025, she participated in a Formula E rookie free practice session with Lola Yamaha ABT coinciding with the Jeddah ePrix. Later that year, Citroën Racing selected her for an all-women's test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
In 2026, Calderón was scheduled to join the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series with SG28 Racing, but switched to the NASCAR Brasil Series after car delivery issues. She also serves as a test driver for the Formula 2 and Formula 3 Championships. Calderón describes herself as a smooth driver who reacts well to more powerful cars and wet weather conditions. She focuses on intense physical training to handle the demands of high-performance racing, including increasing her neck thickness to cope with g-force. Her short stature of 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) has led her to adjust car pedals and seating positions for comfort and optimal control.
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