Joanne Ciconte (born 14 December 2008) is an Australian racing driver set to compete in Kyojo Cup for Nat Team KCMG.
Early career Karting Ciconte began karting at the age of nine. During her time in karting, Ciconte mainly raced in Australia, most notably taking the Pink Plate title in the KA3 Junior Light class and also was one of four finalists for the 2023 edition of the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars.
Formula 4 2024 In early 2024, Ciconte made her single-seater debut, racing in the Australian Formula Open season opening round at Sandown in the AFO4 class, where she finished all three races as runner-up.
A month after her one-off appearance in Australian Formula Open, Ciconte joined M2/Tim Macrow Racing in the relaunched Formula 4 Australian Championship. In her only round in the championship, Ciconte finished seventh in the first two races and took ninth in race three.
During 2024, Ciconte also joined AS Motorsport in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship for the Brno round. In the three races, Ciconte scored two top-five finishes, a fourth-place finish in race one and a fifth-place result in race three.
Towards the end of the year, Ciconte joined DXR by Drivex in the Spanish F4 Championship. In the two rounds she competed in, she scored a best result of 20th in race two at Barcelona after having started 30th.
2025 At the beginning of 2025, Ciconte raced in Formula Winter Series for AKM Motorsport. Having started the season with two top-twenty finishes at Algarve, Ciconte improved her personal best result by finishing 16th in race three at Valencia, in what was her last round in the series before being replaced by Ginevra Panzeri.
2026 The following year, Ciconte transitioned over to Kyojo Cup, joining Nat Team KCMG for her rookie year in the series.
F1 Academy 2025 On March 3, 2025, it was announced that Ciconte would race in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport first supported by F1 Academy. Ciconte qualified sixth on debut in Shanghai, however, in the sprint race she was given a ten-second penalty and was classified in 14th and in the feature race retired after a collision with Chloe Chong. In the following round at Jeddah, Ciconte scored her maiden points of the season by finishing ninth in race two. Having run the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive livery for the first three rounds, Ciconte began sporting a livery with Wella as its main sponsor from Canada onwards, a round in which she finished ninth in race two. Ciconte then scored points again in Singapore by finishing eighth in race two, and ended the season with a tenth-place finish in the sprint race at Las Vegas to round out the year 14th in points.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition 2018Victorian State Cup — Cadet 9 4thOakleigh Go Kart Racing Club Class Titles — Cadet 93rdGeelong Junior Challenge — Cadet 9 4th 2019Victorian Kart Championship — Cadet 12 18thEastern Lions Kart Club Junior Sprint Classic — Cadet 12 7thCity of Melbourne Kart Championship — Cadet 12 33rdThe Bairnsdale Open — Cadets 6th 2020Australian Kart Championship — Cadet 12 42ndTasmanian Kart Championship — Cadet 122ndVictorian State Cup — Cadet 12 7thOakleigh Go Kart Racing Club Class Titles — Cadet 12 10th 2021Australian Kart Championship — Cadet 12 53rd 2022Australian Kart Championship — KA4 Junior Light 37thVictorian Kart Championship — KA4 Junior Light 6thJunior Sprint Classic — KA4 Junior Light 14thCity of Melbourne Kart Championship — KA4 Junior Light 11th 2023Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Junior 22ndVictorian Kart Championship — KA3 Junior 14thCity of Melbourne Kart Championship — KA3 Junior 7thThe Pink Plate Kart Titles — KA3 Junior1stSources: Speedhive
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2024 Australian Formula Open – AFO4 Tim Macrow Racing 3 0 0 0 3 33 4th Formula 4 Australian Championship Formula Race Academy 3 0 0 0 0 14 16th Formula 4 CEZ Championship AS Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 26 18th F4 Spanish Championship DXR by Drivex 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2025 Formula Winter Series AKM Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 34th F1 Academy MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 8 14th 2026 Kyojo Cup Nat Team KCMG 6 0 0 0 2 49* 3rd*Sources: *Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints 2024 Formula Race Academy BEN11 BEN12 BEN13 BEN21 BEN22 BEN23 SYD1 SYD2 SYD3 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 16th 14
Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2024 AS Motorsport BAL1 BAL2 BAL3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 MOS1 MOS2 MOS3 BRN1 BRN2 BRN3 SAL1 SAL2 SAL3 18th 26
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2024 DXR by Drivex JAR1 JAR2 JAR3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 NC† 0 † As Ciconte was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints 2025 AKM Motorsport POR1 POR2 POR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 34th 0
Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 MP Motorsport SHA1 SHA2 JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LVG1 LVG2 14th 8
Complete Kyojo Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910DCPoints 2026 Nat Team KCMG FUJ1SR FUJ1FR FUJ2SR FUJ2FR FUJ3SR FUJ3FR FUJ4SR FUJ4FR FUJ5SR FUJ5FR
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