Photo: Eurocup-3
Euroformula title contender Michael Shin will step down the single-seater ladder this weekend to race in GB3 at Silverstone.
The 20-year-old South Korean is currently third in the Euroformula standings, with two victories and six other podiums from the first five rounds. He also took two wins and four other podiums from a part-time campaign in 2024.
Shin will be part of Hillspeed’s line-up this weekend, and when he last raced in GB3 two years ago he was a Hitech GP driver. In that campaign, in which he missed a round at Silverstone, his best result was a fourth and he came 18th in the standings.
“I am delighted to be joining Hillspeed and returning to the GB3 championship for the Silverstone round,” said Shin.
“The team has delivered strong performances this season so I am very much looking forward to getting on track and seeing what we can do together. In addition, the new car and the introduction of the DRS system make this opportunity all the more interesting.”
Shin has plenty of experience of the Formula Regional category that GB3 is based on. He came 14th in FRegional Middle East in 2023, was seventh in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season, and has come fourth and eighth in the last two FRegional Oceania seasons.
“We really are delighted to sign Michael to the team for this weekend’s visit to Silverstone GP, and we’re all looking forward to working with him and seeing what we can achieve together,” said Hillspeed’s team principal Richard Ollerenshaw.
“Both GB3 outings so far this year for us have been very successful, so we’re aiming high again for the trip back to Silverstone. Obviously this will be Michael’s first race weekend in the new GB3 car, but he’s a very good driver and I’m sure will be up to speed in no time.”
Hilspeed had a three-car line-up consisting of Kanato Le, Freddie Slater and Hiyu Yamakoshi for the opening round, which was also at Silverstone, and for round three at Spa-Francorchamps. All three have clashing race commitments in FRegional Europe at Imola this weekend, so will not be joining Shin on the GB3 grid, but are set to make one more outing with the team.