Michael Shin

Michael Shin (Korean: 신우현, Shin Woo-hyun; born 23 August 2004), also known as Woohyun Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who most recently competed in the GB3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz.

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Not to be confused with Michael Sheen.

Michael Shin
NationalitySouth Korea South Korean
BornShin Woo-hyun
(2004-08-23) 23 August 2004
Seoul, South Korea
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamHitech Grand Prix
Car number23
Starts21 (21 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2023
Previous series
2023
2023
2022
2022		FIA Formula 3
FR Middle East
F4 British
F4 UAE

He made his competitive racing debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments,[1] and competed in the 2022 F4 British Championship. The following year, he competed in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing, and the GB3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix, before making his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship later in the year with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is the first driver from South Korea to race in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

Career

Karting

Shin did one year of karting in Korea,[2] before moving to the United Kingdom to test Formula 4 machinery with JHR Developments, citing that karting in Korea "was not a good enough environment for me to progress".[1]

2021

Shin began testing Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula 4 cars in the United Kingdom with JHR Developments in 2021, being coached by former racing driver Callan O'Keeffe.[1] He took part in the official test day of the Brands Hatch GP round of the 2021 F4 British Championship with JHR Developments, finishing 17th of 18 competitors.[3]

2022

On 1 December 2021, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments.[1][4] He finished 29th in the overall standings, and 7th in the Rookies’ Championship.[5]

On 9 March 2022, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 F4 British Championship with Virtuosi Racing alongside Edward Pearson.[6][7][8] He achieved his first win in Race 2 of Round 2 at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit,[9] and finished 11th in the standings.[10]

Formula 4

Shin represented his native South Korea in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.[11] He qualified 13th out of 24 drivers in qualifying,[12] and made up positions to finish 6th in the qualifying race.[13] However, in the main race Shin made contact with another car, damaging his front wing and forcing him to pit for repairs, resulting in him finishing in last place of the finishers, one lap behind the leader.[14]

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Shin would be competing in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.[15][16] Shin scored a second-placed podium during the penultimate race at Abu Dhabi,[17] and finished 14th in the standings.[18]

GB3 Championship

Shin made the step up to GB3 in 2023 with Hitech Grand Prix.[19] Shin did not score a podium in the championship, but scored consistently and ended the standings in 18th.[20]

2023

In July 2023, it was announced that Shin would drive for PHM Racing by Charouz for the remainder of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, replacing McKenzy Cresswell.[21][22] The Monza feature race would be where Shin took his best finish of 11th, but was demoted to 17th following a post-race penalty.[23] He was classified 32nd in the standings, just behind his full-time teammate Roberto Faria and ahead of three other competitors.[24]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship JHR Developments 20 0 0 0 0 0 29th
F4 British Championship Virtuosi Racing 30 1 0 1 2 87 11th
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team South Korea 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 23rd
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Prema Racing 15 0 0 0 1 35 14th
GB3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 21 0 0 0 0 144 18th
FIA Formula 3 Championship PHM Racing by Charouz 6 0 0 0 0 0 32nd

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 DC Points
2022 JHR Developments YMC1
1
18		 YMC1
2
18		 YMC1
3
20		 YMC1
4
13		 DUB1
1
24		 DUB1
2
18		 DUB1
3
28		 DUB1
4
14		 DUB2
1
Ret		 DUB2
2
26		 DUB2
3
Ret		 DUB2
4
15		 DUB3
1
20		 DUB3
2
21		 DUB3
3
18		 DUB3
4
22		 YMC2
1
12		 YMC2
2
19		 YMC3
3
15		 YMC4
4
20		 29th 0

Complete F4 British 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 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2022 Virtuosi Racing DON
1
13		 DON
2
4		 DON
3
8		 BHI
1
5		 BHI
2
1		 BHI
3
6		 THR1
1
9		 THR1
2
13		 THR1
3
Ret		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
15		 OUL
3
12		 CRO
1
12		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
8		 KNO
1
13		 KNO
2
14		 KNO
3
8		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
121		 SNE
3
7		 THR2
1
10		 THR2
2
12		 THR2
3
13		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
14		 BHGP
1
8		 BHGP
2
2		 BHGP
3
8		 11th 87

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing DUB1
1
18		 DUB1
2
19		 DUB1
3
19		 KUW1
1
5		 KUW1
2
11		 KUW1
3
Ret		 KUW2
1
18		 KUW2
2
8		 KUW2
3
17		 DUB2
1
17		 DUB2
2
17		 DUB2
3
14		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
2		 ABU
3
9		 14th 35

Complete GB3 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 22 23 24 DC Points
2023 Hitech Grand Prix OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
49
 SIL1
1
20		 SIL1
2
11		 SIL1
3
19		 SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
Ret		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
8		 SNE
3
19		 SIL2
1		 SIL2
2		 SIL2
3		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
67		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
18		 ZAN
3
1510		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
20		 DON
3
17		 18th 144

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2023 PHM Racing by Charouz BHR
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 MEL
SPR		 MEL
FEA		 MON
SPR		 MON
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 HUN
SPR
26		 HUN
FEA
28		 SPA
SPR
21		 SPA
FEA
25		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
17		 32nd 0

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