Emma Kickert

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Emma Kickert
Details
Name Emma Kickert
Born 17th Feb 1996
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch
Relatives
Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Pieter Kickert (father)

Emma Kickert (born 17th February 1996) is a Dutch racing driver who most recently raced for Avanti Grand Prix in AutoReject 3.5. She is the daughter of former racing driver and current McEwan Automotive Junior Driver Manager Pieter Kickert. Her career in open-wheel cars started in mid-2016, where she replaced Albanian Renato Bulku at ZimSport. She stayed with Zimsport and later Garry Rogers Motorsport, before choosing to make the big international move to join Avanti Grand Prix. She finished pointless for the backmarker team despite managing to handily outperform teammate Rafael Martins, and she naturally looked elsewhere for a 2020 drive.

Junior Career

Emma Kickert's transition into cars came slightly late, first achieving notoriety when appearing as a mid-season replacement in the 2016 season of what is now known as AutoReject 2.0. She performed creditably by earning four points finishes, and was immediately promoted into AutoReject 3.5 for the 2017 season. Here she showed real development with a best overall result of sixth place at Oulton Park, followed by a best heat result of second place at Road Atlanta. This was all the more impressive given that she was just a year into her career in cars at the time.

For the 2018 season, she made the switch to Formula 2, showing real promise for Garry Rogers Motorsport and comprehensively outperforming her teammate. The following year she was tempted back onto the AutoReject ladder, only to find that Avanti Grand Prix offered comfortably the worst package in the field; possibly in the series' history. She finished pointless, despite outperforming the very competent Rafael Martins in the sister car.

Simpson Motorsports

The Simpson-Sunbeam livery for the 2023 ARWS season.

After her 2018 and 2019 seasons, Simpson Motorsports identified Kickert as a potential diamond in the rough and appointed her a Test and Development driver for the 2020 season. They had signed her up to race in the 2020 AutoReject 3.5 season, only for the collapse of the AutoReject ladder to mean that that opportunity disappeared. Simpson shifted his team's focus to Formula 5000 in his native Australia, and Harvey Norman sponsorship was enough to secure the seat for Kickert. Elsewhere, she also managed to secure a race seat in Super Formula, further expanding her international experience.

When the AutoReject World Series returned in 2023, Kickert was promoted to a Simpson race seat alongside fellow former sim driver Edvard Holm.



Racing Career Results

AutoReject 2.0

Year Team Chassis Engine # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pts Pos
2016 Template:AUS ZimSport ZimSport JZ1/3 Holden LSF3-16 31 AUS
R1

 
AUS
R2

 
GBR
R1

 
GBR
R2

 
ITA
R1

 
ITA
R2

 
PAU
 

 
CAN
R1

9
CAN
R2

C
GER
R1

Ret
GER
R2

29
NED
 

Ret
BEL
R1

25
BEL
R2

26
SMR
R1

Ret
SMR
R2

14
JPN
R1

15
JPN
R2

C
QLD
 

15†
12 35th

AutoReject 3.5

Year Team Engine # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pts Pos
2017 Template:AUS Ansett Australia Racing Holden 13 AUS
Heat

7
AUS
Final

9
FRA
Heat

13
FRA
Final

7
AUT
Heat

7
AUT
Final

16
ITA
Heat

18
ITA
Final

DNQ
GBR
Heat

14
GBR
Final

21
USA
Heat

2
USA
Final

Ret
NED
Heat

8
NED
Final

10
GER
Heat

5
GER
Final

6
BEL
Heat

5
BEL
Final

12
JPN
Heat

12
JPN
Final

7
37 16th
2019 Flag of Ireland svg.png Avanti Grand Prix Cosworth 36 AUS
Heat

15
AUS
Final

DNQ
ESP
Heat

18
ESP
Final

DNQ
ITA
Heat

12
ITA
Final

14
FRA
Heat

13
FRA
Final

18
IRL
Heat

9
IRL
Final

DNS
GBR
Heat

Ret
GBR
Final

DNQ
AUT
Heat

15
AUT
Final

DNQ
GER
Heat

10
GER
Final

22
BEL
Heat

11
BEL
Final

16
USA
Heat

9
USA
Final

24
JPN
Heat

17
JPN
Final

DNQ
0 38th

Formula 2 World Championship

Year Team # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts Pos
2018 Template:AUS K-mart Young Lions 31 JPN
R1

5
JPN
R2

20
BAH
R1

Ret
BAH
R2

18
GER
R1

25
GER
R2

27
BEL
R1

6
BEL
R2

22
SIN
R1

18
SIN
R2

3
FIN
R1

22
FIN
R2

25
GBR
R1

18
GBR
R2

12
FRA
R1

12
FRA
R2

Ret
NED
R1

27
NED
R2

15
AUS
R1

28
AUS
R2

15
ABU
R1

Ret
ABU
R2

8
CHN
R1

Ret
CHN
R2

9
BRA
R1

10
BRA
R2

12
27 18th

Formula 5000

Year Team # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Pts Pos
2020-21 Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports(!) 12 PEN
R1

ENT
PEN
R2

ENT
PEN
R3

ENT
BAT
R1

ENT
BAT
R2

ENT
OKY
R1

ENT
OKY
R2

ENT
OKY
R3

ENT
SUZ
R1

ENT
SUZ
R2

ENT
SUZ
R3

ENT
MAC
R1

ENT
MAC
R2

ENT
SHA
R1

ENT
SHA
R2

ENT
SHA
R3

ENT
SYD
R1

ENT
SYD
R2

ENT
SYD
R3

ENT
PHI
R1

ENT
PHI
R2

ENT
PHI
R3

ENT
JMD
R1

ENT
JMD
R2

ENT
JMD
R3

ENT
CAN
R1

ENT
CAN
R2

ENT
BAT
R1

ENT
BAT
R2

ENT
SUR
R1

ENT
SUR
R2

ENT
MEL
R1

ENT
MEL
R2

ENT
MEL
R3

ENT
ADE
R1

ENT
ADE
R2

ENT
ADE
R3

ENT
* *

Super Formula

Year Team # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Pos
2021 Flag of Japan svg.png Red Bull Mugen Team Goh 16 FUJ
ENT
SZE
ENT
AUT
ENT
SUG
ENT
MOT
ENT
THA
ENT
MAL
ENT
OKY
ENT
FUJ
ENT
SUZ
ENT
* *

AutoReject World Series

Year Team Constructor # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts Pos
2023 Template:AUS Simpson Jetstar Motorsports Simpson-Sunbeam ? AUS
ENT
NSW
ENT
BRA
ENT
RSA
ENT
500
ENT
TOR
ENT
MON
ENT
BEL
ENT
BAV
ENT
SCA
ENT
CZE
ENT
ESP
ENT
ITA
ENT
GBR
ENT
IDN
ENT
MAL
ENT
JPN
ENT
MAC
ENT
* *