Loading AI tools
South Korean racing driver (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 23 August 2004 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Shin would move to Eurocup-3 for 2024, joining forces with Campos Racing.[28] He started his season rather slowly, but scored his first podium with third place during the second race in Portimão.[29] 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.[30] Despite that he returned to the podium just a round later in Aragón, and even secured a double third place finish in Jerez.[31][32] With four podiums in total, Shin placed seventh in the driver standings with 98 points.
In 2024, Shin also raced in selected rounds of the Euroformula Open, earning his first win during the second round in Hockenheim.[33] He again won later in the season at the Red Bull Ring, and he eventually finished sixth in the standings.[34]
| 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 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 |
| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team South Korea |
Formula 4 | 13th | 6th | 23rd |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
