Shin Woo-hyun (; born 23 August 2004), also known as Michael Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who is currently competing in the

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with Team Motopark. He recently competed in the

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with

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and in the

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with

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. He made his competitive racing debut in the

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with

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, and competed in the

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. The following year, he competed in the

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with

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, and the

with

, before making his debut in the

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later in the year with

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by Charouz. He is the first driver from

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to race in the

Career

Karting

Shin did one year of karting in South Korea, before moving to the United Kingdom to test

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machinery with

, citing 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

cars in the United Kingdom with

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

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with

, finishing 17th of 18 competitors.

2022

On 1 December 2021, it was announced that Shin would compete in the

with

. 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

with

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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

in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup. He qualified 13th out of 24 drivers in qualifying, and made up positions to finish 6th 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

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with

. Shin scored a second-placed podium during the penultimate race at

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, and finished 14th in the standings.

GB3 Championship

Shin made the step up to GB3 in

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with

. Shin did not score a podium in the championship, but scored consistently and ended the standings in 18th.

FIA Formula 3

2023

In July 2023, it was announced that Shin would drive for

by Charouz for the remainder of the

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, replacing McKenzy Cresswell. The

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feature race would be where Shin took his best finish of 11th, but was demoted to 17th following a post-race penalty. He was classified 32nd in the standings, just behind his full-time teammate

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and ahead of three other competitors.

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

2024

Shin made his debut in the championship in

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with

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. He scored a third place in the opening race, later taking his first Formula Regional win at

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. Shin scored three more podiums in that campaign and placed fourth in the standings.

2025

Shin returned to the

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for 2025, once again with

. With consistent points scores, Shin scored two podiums throughout the season with second in Teretonga and third

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, finishing eighth in the standings with 197 points.

Eurocup-3

Shin would move to

for 2024, joining forces with

. He started his season rather slowly, but scored his first podium with third place during the second race in

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. He was involved in a serious crash in

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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

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, and even secured a double third place finish in

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. With four podiums in total, Shin placed seventh in the driver standings with 98 points.

Euroformula Open

In 2024, Shin also raced in selected rounds of the

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for Team Motopark, earning his first win during the second round in

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. He again won later in the season at the

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, and he eventually finished sixth in the standings.

2025

Shin continues in Euroformula Open for the 2025 season, remaining with Team Motopark.

Racing record