Musa sherif

Musa Sherif (born 7 September 1971) is an Indian motorsports professional and an eight-time Indian national champion co-driver competing in the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC). With Naveen Puligilla as the driver, he became the first Indian co-driver to get a podium in any class of the World Rally Championship at Jeddah in November2025 when the duo finished second in the WRC3 class at the Saudi Arabia Rally, the WRC 2025 final round.

Early life Sherif was born in Kumble, a small town in Kasargod district. He made his debut in 1993 and became the first Indian to complete 300 rallies, both in two-wheeler and four-wheelers in all formats of rallying including TSD rallies.

Career Sherif got hooked on rallying in 1993 when he competed in the Mandovi rally at Mangalore

National championship winners Season Driver Co-Driver Team Car Tuner Governing body 2007 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Team MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N J.Anand MAI 2009 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Team MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N+ J.Anand FMSCI 2011 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N+ J.Anand FMSCI 2014 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. LeelakrishnanFMSCI 2017 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. Leelakrishnan FMSCI 2018 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. Leelakrishnan FMSCI 2020 Gaurav Gill Musa sherif JK Tyre Racing Mahindra XUV300 N Leelakrishnan, FMSCI2024Karna KadurMusa SherifArka MotorsportsVolkswagen PoloN LeelakrishnanFMSCI