Michael Shin

Shin Woo-hyun (; born 23 August 2004), better known as Michael Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who currently competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech. He last competed in the 2025 Euroformula Open Championship with Team Motopark, finishing third in the standings.

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. He 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".

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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)

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 31st* 0* Season still in progress. 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)

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)