Joanne Ciconte

Joanne Ciconte
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2008-12-14) 14 December 2008 (age 16) [1] Melbourne, Australia
F1 Academy career
Debut season	2025
Current team	MP Motorsport
Car number	25
Starts	10
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2025	Formula Winter Series

Joanne Ciconte (born 14 December 2008) is an Australian racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport with support from Wella.

Early career

Karting

Ciconte began karting at the age of nine. ^[2] 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 last edition of the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[5]

A month after her one-off appearance in Australian Formula Open, Ciconte joined M2/Tim Macrow Racing in the relaunched Formula 4 Australian Championship. ^[6] In her only round in the championship, Ciconte finished seventh in the first two races and took ninth in race three. ^[7]

During 2024, Ciconte also joined AS Motorsport in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship for the Brno round. ^[8] 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. ^[9]

Towards the end of the year, Ciconte joined DXR by Drivex in the Spanish F4 Championship. ^[10] In the two rounds she competed in, she scored a best result of 20th in race two at Barcelona after having started 30th. ^[11]

2025

At the beginning of 2025, Ciconte raced in Formula Winter Series for AKM Motorsport. ^[12] Having started the season with two top-twenty finishes at Algarve, ^[13] 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. ^[14]

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. ^[15] Ciconte qualified sixth on debut in Shanghai, ^[16] however, in the sprint race she was given a 10-second penalty and was classified in 14th and in the feature race retired after a collision with Chloe Chong. ^[17] 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. ^[18] In that round, Ciconte finished ninth in race two. ^[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2020	Australian Kart Championship — Cadet 12		42nd
2021	Australian Kart Championship — Cadet 12		53rd
2022	Australian Kart Championship — KA4 Junior		37th
2023	Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Junior		22nd
Sources: [20]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
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	10	0	0	0	0	4*	16th*
Sources: [20]

*Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 Australian 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	DC	Points
2024	Formula Race Academy	BEN1 1 7	BEN1 2 7	BEN1 3 9	BEN2 1	BEN2 2	BEN2 3	SYD 1	SYD 2	SYD 3	SEP 1	SEP 2	SEP 3	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	BAL 1	BAL 2	BAL 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	SVK 1	SVK 2	SVK 3	MOS 1	MOS 2	MOS 3	BRN 1 4	BRN 2 8	BRN 3 5	SAL 1 WD	SAL 2 WD	SAL 3 WD	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	JAR 1	JAR 2	JAR 3	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	JER 1 Ret	JER 2 28	JER 3 31†	CAT 1 21	CAT 2 20	CAT 3 23	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)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2025	AKM Motorsport	POR 1 19	POR 2 20	POR 3 22	CRT 1 Ret	CRT 2 26	CRT 3 16	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	37th	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	SHA 1 14	SHA 2 Ret	JED 1 11	JED 2 9	MIA 1 Ret	MIA 2 C	CAN 1 14†	CAN 2 15	CAN 3 9	ZAN 1 14	ZAN 2 13	SIN 1	SIN 2	LVG 1	LVG 2	16th*	4*

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Joanne Ciconte". f1academy.com.
2. "'No one took it seriously': The 16-year-old Melburnian on the road to F1 stardom". drive.com.au. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
3. "New Pink Plate title holders are crowned at the ladies event at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club". kartingvic.net.au. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
4. "Ciconte makes it through to Rising Star Final Four". motorsport.org.au. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
5. "15-year-old Joanne Ciconte makes F4 debut with P2 in AFO". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
6. "Ciconte joins Australian F4 Championship". autoaction.com.au. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
7. Wood, Ida (5 May 2024). "Piszcyk dominant on Australian F4's return at The Bend Motorsport Park". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
8. "Joanne Ciconte from Australia Joins the F4 CEZ Field in Brno". f4-cez.com. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
9. Gascoigne, Roger (8 September 2024). "Karhan and Kutskov win at Brno as Wurz edges nearer to F4 CEZ title". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
10. "Joanne Ciconte makes Spanish F4 debut at Jerez". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
11. "Joanne Ciconte secures top-20 after significant progress in Spanish F4 finale". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
12. Muschlien, Finjo (30 January 2025). "Formula Winter Series: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
13. "FWS: Double top-20 for Joanne Ciconte in Portimao season opener". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
14. "FWS: Joanne Ciconte makes significant progress in qualifying, secures P16 in Valencia". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
15. "Joanne Ciconte joins MP Motorsport for F1 Academy debut". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
16. "Maya Weug dominates qualifying to secure first F1 Academy pole in Shanghai". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
17. "Mixed results for F1 Academy Aussies". autoaction.com.au. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
18. "Wella Professionals named as Official Partner of F1 ACADEMY". F1® Academy. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
19. "Chambers wins incident-filled F1 Academy race three in Montreal". formulascout.com. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
20. "Joanne Ciconte | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

External links

• Joanne Ciconte career summary at DriverDB.com