Michael Shin

Shin did one year of karting in South Korea,^[2] before moving to the United Kingdom to test Formula 4 machinery with JHR Developments, citing that karting in South Korea "was not a good enough environment for me to progress".^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[3]

On 1 December 2021, it was announced that Shin would compete in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with JHR Developments.^[1][4] He finished 29th in the overall standings, and 7th in the Rookies’ Championship.^[5]

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.^[10]

Shin represented his native South Korea in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.^[11] He qualified 13th out of 24 drivers in qualifying,^[12] and made up positions to finish 6th in the qualifying race.^[13] 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.^[14]

On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Shin would be competing in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.^[15][16] Shin scored a second-placed podium during the penultimate race at Abu Dhabi,^[17] and finished 14th in the standings.^[18]

Shin made the step up to GB3 in 2023 with Hitech Grand Prix.^[19] Shin did not score a podium in the championship, but scored consistently and ended the standings in 18th.^[20]

In August 2025, Shin returned to GB3 in a one-off appearance in Silverstone with Hillspeed.^[21]

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.^[22][23] The Monza feature race would be where Shin took his best finish of 11th, but was demoted to 17th following a post-race penalty.^[24] He was classified 32nd in the standings, just behind his full-time teammate Roberto Faria and ahead of three other competitors.^[25]

For 2026, Shin would return to Formula 3 full-time with Hitech TGR.^[26]

Shin made his debut in the championship in 2024 with M2 Competition.^[27] He scored a third place in the opening race, later taking his first Formula Regional win at Euromarque Motorsport Park.^[28] Shin scored three more podiums in that campaign and placed fourth in the standings.^[29]

Shin returned to the Formula Regional Oceania Championship for 2025, once again with M2 Competition.^[30] With consistent points scores, Shin scored two podiums throughout the season with second in Teretonga and thirdHighlands Motorsport Park, finishing eighth in the standings with 197 points.^[31][32]

Shin would move to Eurocup-3 for 2024, joining forces with Campos Racing.^[33] He started his season rather slowly, but scored his first podium with third place during the second race in Portimão.^[34] 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.^[35] Despite that he returned to the podium just a round later in Aragón, and even secured a double third place finish in Jerez.^[36][37] With four podiums in total, Shin placed seventh in the driver standings with 98 points.

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.^[38] He again won later in the season at the Red Bull Ring, and he eventually finished sixth in the standings.^[39]

Shin continues in Euroformula Open for the 2025 season, remaining with Team Motopark.^[40]

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Year	Team	Cup	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main Race
2022	Team South Korea	Formula 4	13th	6th	23rd

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* Season still in progress.

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