Michael Shin

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.

Not to be confused with Michael Sheen.

Shin Woo-hyun (Korean: 신우현, romanized: Sin U-hyeon; born 23 August 2004), also known as Michael Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who raced in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season with Campos Racing, having recently competed in the GB3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz.

Michael Shin
Shin racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.
Nationality	South Korean
Born	Shin Woo-hyun (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 20) Seoul, South Korea
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Campos Racing
Car number	16
Starts	16 (17 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	7th in 2024
Previous series
2024 2023 2023 2022 2022	FR Oceania Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship GB3 Championship FR Middle East Championship F4 British Championship Formula 4 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]

Formula 4

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

Shin racing in the 2022 F4 British Championship at Brands Hatch

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]

FIA Motorsport Games

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]

FIA Formula 3

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]

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

2024

Shin made his debut in the championship in 2024 with M2 Competition.^[25] He scored a third place in the opening race, later taking his first Formula Regional win at Euromarque Motorsport Park.^[26] Shin scored three more podiums in that campaign and placed fourth in the standings.^[27]

2025

Shin is set to return to the Formula Regional Oceania Championship for 2025, once again with M2 Competition.^[28]

Eurocup-3

Shin would move to Eurocup-3 for 2024, joining forces with Campos Racing.^[29] He started his season rather slowly, but scored his first podium with third place during the second race in Portimão.^[30] He was involved in a serious crash in Zandvoort where Shin's car barrel-rolled seven times after a collision with Alexander Abkhazava, but both emerged unscathed.^[31] Despite that he returned to the podium just a round later in Aragón, and even secured a double third place finish in Jerez.^[32][33] With four podiums in total, Shin placed seventh in the driver standings with 98 points.

Shin driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euroformula Open

Euroformula Open

In 2024, Shin also raced in selected rounds of the Euroformula Open, earning his first win during the second round in Hockenheim.^[34] He again won later in the season at the Red Bull Ring, and he eventually finished sixth in the standings.^[35]

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
2024	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition	15	1	0	1	5	245	4th
	Eurocup-3	Campos Racing	16	0	0	0	4	98	7th
	Euroformula Open Championship	Team Motopark	12	2	1	1	6	187	6th
2025	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition

^* 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 FIA Motorsport Games results

Year	Team	Cup	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main Race
2022	Team South Korea	Formula 4	13th	6th	23rd

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 Pulse-Eight	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

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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	DC	Points
2024	M2 Competition	TAU 1 3	TAU 2 7	TAU 3 5	MAN 1 17	MAN 2 12	MAN 3 Ret	HMP 1 6	HMP 2 2	HMP 3 3	CHR 1 8	CHR 2 1	CHR 3 7	HIG 1 4	HIG 2 7	HIG 3 3	4th	245
2025	M2 Competition	TAU 1	TAU 2	TAU 3	HMP 1	HMP 2	HMP 3	MAN 1	MAN 2	MAN 3	TER 1	TER 2	TER 3	HIG 1	HIG 2	HIG 3	TBD	TBD

Complete Eurocup-3 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	DC	Points
2024	Campos Racing	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 C	RBR 1 9	RBR 2 7	POR 1 Ret	POR 2 3	POR 3 6	LEC 1 9	LEC 2 8	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 9	ARA 1 3	ARA 2 8	JER 1 3	JER 2 3	CAT 1 8	CAT 2 10	7th	96

Complete Euroformula Open 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	Pos	Points
2024	Team Motopark	PRT 1	PRT 2	PRT 3	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 5*	HOC 3 1	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 3	SPA 3 2	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 4	HUN 3 4	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 2	RBR 3 1	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	6th	187

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External links

• Michael Shin career summary at DriverDB.com