Michael Shin

Michael Shin (Korean: 신우현, Shin Woo-hyun, born 23 August 2004) is a South Korean racing driver currently competing in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.[1] He made his competitive racing debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments,[2] and competed in the 2022 F4 British Championship.

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

Michael Shin
Nationality South Korean
BornShin Woo-hyun
(2004-08-23) 23 August 2004
South Korea
F4 British Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamVirtuosi Racing
Car number2
Starts30
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish11th in 2022
Previous series
2022Formula 4 UAE Championship

Career

Karting

Shin did one year of karting in Korea,[3] 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".[2]

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’Keefe.[2] 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.[4]

2022

On 1 December 2021, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments.[2][5] 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.[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.

Formula 4

Shin represented his native South Korea in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.[10]

2023

On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Shin would be competing in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.[11][1]

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 12 0 0 0 0 14 17th*

* 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		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 17th* 14*

*Season still in progress.

References
  1. "PREMA SET FOR 2023 WINTER SEASON WITH F4 UAE, FRME EFFORTS". Prema Team. 20 December 2022.
  2. "South Korean karter Michael Shin to make F4 debut in UAE with JHR". Formula Scout. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. "Your guide to the 2022 F4 UAE driver line up". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. "Carlin's Kai Askey tops times in practice for British F4 finale". Formula Scout. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. "JHR Developments announces first driver for maiden F4UAE campaign". JHR Developments. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. "Korea's Michael Shin joins Virtuosi in British F4". Formula Scout. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. "Michael Shin completes Virtuosi Racing's debut F4 line-up". Virtuosi Racing. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. "Michael Shin to race for Virtuosi Racing in 2022 British F4 Championship". The Chequered Flag. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. "Virtuosi's Shin takes maiden British F4 victory at Brands Hatch". Formula Scout. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. "FIA Motorsport Games Preview: Formula 4". FIA Motorsport Games | Official SRO Motorsport Group. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. "Prema announces British F4 graduate Michael Shin for FRMEC". Formula Scout. 20 December 2022.
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