Michael Shin

Michael Shin (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. He made his competitive racing debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments, and competed in the 2022 F4 British Championship.
==Career==
===Karting===
Shin did one year of karting in Korea, 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".
===Formula 4===
====2021====
Shin began testing Formula Renault and Formula 4 cars in the United Kingdom with JHR Developments in 2021, being coached by former racing driver Callan O’Keefe. 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.
====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 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.
===Formula Regional===
====Formula Regional Middle East Championship====
=====2023=====
On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Shin would be competing in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.
==Racing record==
===Racing career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022 	2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship|Formula 4 UAE Championship 	JHR Developments 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	29th
2022 	2022 F4 British Championship|F4 British Championship 	Virtuosi Racing 	30 	1 	0 	1 	2 	87 	11th
2022 	2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup|FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup 	Korea Automobile Racing Association|Team South Korea	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	N/A 	23rd
2023 	2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship|Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Prema Racing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
* Season still in progress.
===Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results===
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend|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	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS11	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS12	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS13	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS14	Dubai Autodrome|DUB11	Dubai Autodrome|DUB12	Dubai Autodrome|DUB13	Dubai Autodrome|DUB14	Dubai Autodrome|DUB21	Dubai Autodrome|DUB22	Dubai Autodrome|DUB23	Dubai Autodrome|DUB24	Dubai Autodrome|DUB31	Dubai Autodrome|DUB32	Dubai Autodrome|DUB33	Dubai Autodrome|DUB34	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS21	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS22	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS33	Yas Marina Circuit|YAS44	29th	0
===Complete F4 British Championship results===
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend|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	Donington Park|DON1	Donington Park|DON2	Donington Park|DON3	Brands Hatch|BHI1	Brands Hatch|BHI2	Brands Hatch|BHI3	Thruxton Circuit|THR11	Thruxton Circuit|THR12	Thruxton Circuit|THR13	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL1	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL2	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL3	Croft Circuit|CRO1	Croft Circuit|CRO2	Croft Circuit|CRO3	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO1	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO2	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO3	Snetterton Circuit|SNE1	Snetterton Circuit|SNE2	Snetterton Circuit|SNE3	Thruxton Circuit|THR21	Thruxton Circuit|THR22	Thruxton Circuit|THR23	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3	Brands Hatch|BHGP1	Brands Hatch|BHGP2	Brands Hatch|BHGP3	11th	87
*Season still in progress.
Category:2004 births
Category:South Korean racing drivers