Jem Hepworth teams up with Tatiana Calderon for 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA season
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Hepworth returns to RAFA Racing to chase the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America title alongside experienced newcomer Tatiana Calderón, forming a strong all-female pairing for the 2026 season.
Jem Hepworth has confirmed her return to RAFA Racing for her second campaign in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, following a highly positive debut season in which she finished just two points short of the AM class title.
Sharing the #2 Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 with the team this year will be one of the most accomplished female drivers in motorsport, as Tatiana Calderón joins RAFA Racing for her first Lamborghini Super Trofeo season.
Calderón, recently announced as a rookie in the highly competitive Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, adds another championship to her already vast and diverse résumé: she will therefore combine dual campaigns in South America and North America, with the RAFA Racing duo emerging as one of the teams to watch in the AM class title fight.
Hepworth, who shared the #2 Huracán with Lindsay Brewer in 2025 as part of a rookie pairing, secured nine podiums and two class wins across 12 starts last year. The duo claimed their first podium at the season opener in Sebring with third place, followed by another third-place finish at Laguna Seca before a streak of four consecutive podiums culminating in their first class victory at Road America. A superb season finale at Misano in Italy then delivered another second-place and a further victory, securing vice-champion honours in the AM class, just two points shy of the title.
The British racer, who is also competing in the Indian Racing League and previously raced in the ultra-competitive European GT4 Championship, again with RAFA Racing, now returns to Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America for a second attempt at the title, partnering Colombian star Calderón in the #2 Huracán in the AM category.
Calderón brings outstanding experience to the team from single-seater racing, where she remains the only woman to have competed at FIA Formula 2 level, alongside Formula 1 experience as a test and development driver for Sauber. Her career has since included IndyCar, Super Formula, and competition at the highest levels of endurance racing in FIA WEC, ELMS, and IMSA.
It will not be Calderón’s first experience in an all-female line-up either: she previously raced as part of the Richard Mille Racing Team programme alongside Sophia Flörsch and Beitske Visser, finishing the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class inside the top ten on debut. She also competed in the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona as part of an all-female entry. Currently, Calderón is also racing in a women-led line-up in the Stock Car Pro Series alongside teammate Bruna Tomaselli at SG28 Racing.
Calderón also brings high-level GT experience, having recently competed in IMSA’s Michelin Endurance Cup in GT3 machinery.
The 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season begins at Sebring International Raceway with the opening double-header on March 18–20, followed by rounds at Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Road America, and Indianapolis, before the season finale and Lamborghini World Finals at Monza, Italy, in October.
