JOANNE CICONTE Targets Kyojo Cup Title as First Foreign Champion

September 2, 2026

• JOANNE CICONTE scored dual podiums in her Kyojo Cup debut at Fuji, becoming the first non-Japanese driver to podium in the KYOJO Formula era while sitting third in championship points entering the final three rounds.
• LILOU WADOUX broke barriers in Super GT at Sugo for Ponos Racing, becoming the first female to podium in Japan’s premier GT300 series twelve years after CYNDIE ALLEMANN became the first foreign-born female to score points.
• Melbourne’s CICONTE dominated Kyojo Cup auditions on Fuji Short Course’s challenging sub-kilometer layout, posting fastest times across most sessions despite being unfamiliar with the hybrid KC-MG01 chassis to earn her KCMG seat.
• Despite qualifying eighth in Round 2, CICONTE fought through the field to finish sixth and fourth, demonstrating racepace alongside teammates MIKI ONAGA, RAMI SASAKI, and American KELSEY PINKOWSKI in KCMG’s four-car operation.

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