Shin Woo-hyun (; born 23 August 2004), better known as Michael Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech.
Shin made his competitive racing debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments, 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 that year with PHM Racing by Charouz. Shin finished third in the 2025 Euroformula Open Championship and is the first driver from South Korea to race in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Personal life Shin is the nephew of the executive chairman and CEO of the Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Eui-sun.
Career Karting Shin did one year of karting in South Korea, before moving to the United Kingdom to test Formula 4 machinery with JHR Developments, stating that karting in South Korea "was not a good enough environment for me to progress".
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. 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 out of 18 competitors.
2022
On 1 December 2021, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments. He finished 29th in the overall standings, and 7th in the Rookies’ Championship.
On 9 March 2022, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 F4 British Championship with Virtuosi Racing alongside Edward Pearson. He achieved his first win in Race 2 of Round 2 at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit, and finished 11th in the standings.
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Shin represented his native South Korea in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup. He qualified 13th out of 24 drivers in qualifying, and made up positions to finish sixth in the qualifying race. 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.
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. Shin scored a second-placed podium during the penultimate race at Abu Dhabi, and finished 14th in the standings.
GB3 Championship 2023 Shin made the step up to GB3 in 2023 with Hitech Grand Prix. Shin did not score a podium in the championship, but scored consistently and ended the standings in 18th.
2025 In August 2025, Shin returned to GB3 in a one-off appearance in Silverstone with Hillspeed.
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. Shin achieved his best finish of 11th in the Monza feature race, but was demoted to 17th following a post-race penalty. He was classified 32nd in the standings, just behind his full-time teammate Roberto Faria and ahead of three other competitors.
2026 For 2026, Shin returned to Formula 3 full-time with Hitech, as a new member of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Programme.
Formula Regional Oceania Championship 2024 Shin made his debut in the championship in 2024 with M2 Competition. He scored a third place in the opening race, later taking his first Formula Regional win at Euromarque Motorsport Park. Shin scored three more podiums in that campaign and placed fourth in the standings.
2025 Shin returned to the Formula Regional Oceania Championship for 2025, once again with M2 Competition. With consistent points scores, Shin scored two podiums throughout the season with second in Teretonga and third at Highlands Motorsport Park, finishing eighth in the standings with 197 points.
Eurocup-3 Shin would move to Eurocup-3 for 2024, joining forces with Campos Racing. He started his season rather slowly, but scored his first podium with third place during the second race in Portimão. 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. Despite that, he returned to the podium just a round later in Aragón, and even secured a double third place finish in Jerez. With four podiums in total, Shin placed seventh in the driver standings with 98 points.
Euroformula Open 2024
In 2024, Shin also raced in selected rounds of the Euroformula Open for Team Motopark, earning his first win during the second round in Hockenheim. He again won later in the season at the Red Bull Ring, and he eventually finished sixth in the standings.
2025 Shin continued in Euroformula Open for the 2025 season, remaining with Team Motopark.
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 15 0 0 1 2 197 8th Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 24 4 0 7 12 317 3rd GB3 Championship Hillspeed 3 0 0 0 1 40 24th 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech 19 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points2022JHR DevelopmentsYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24DUB31DUB32DUB33DUB34YMC21YMC22YMC33YMC44 29th 0
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam 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 Points2022Virtuosi RacingDON1DON2DON3BHI1BHI2BHI3THR11THR12THR13OUL1OUL2OUL3CRO1CRO2CRO3KNO1KNO2KNO3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR21THR22THR23SIL1SIL2SIL3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 11th 87
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results Year Team Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main Race2022 Team South KoreaFormula 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 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 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-EightOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3SNE1SNE2SNE3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3DON1DON2DON3 18th 144 2025 HillspeedSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 24th 40
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 19 DC Points 2023 PHM Racing by Charouz BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 32nd 0 2026 Hitech MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 33rd 0 Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 Points2024M2 CompetitionTAU1TAU2TAU3MAN1MAN2MAN3HMP1HMP2HMP3RUA1RUA2RUA3HIG1 HIG2HIG3 4th 245 2025 M2 CompetitionTAU1TAU2TAU3HMP1HMP2HMP3MAN1MAN2MAN3TER1TER2TER3HIG1 HIG2HIG3 8th 197
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 RacingSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2ARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 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 MotoparkPRT1PRT2PRT3HOC1HOC2HOC3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3LEC1LEC2LEC3RBR1RBR2RBR3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 6th 187 2025 Team MotoparkPRT1PRT2PRT3SPA1SPA2SPA3HOC1HOC2HOC3HUN1HUN2HUN3LEC1LEC2LEC3RBR1RBR2RBR3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 3rd 317
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