Musa Sherif

Musa Sherif
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1971-09-07) 7 September 1971 (age 53)
Kumbla, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
World Rally Championship record
Active years1993–
TeamsTeam MRF (INRC), Team JK (INRC), Team India Rally (APRC), Mahindra adventure
Ralliesn/a
ChampionshipsNational INRC: 7(2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018,2020)
Rally winsover 100 overall wins
Podiumsn/a
Stage winsn/a
Total pointsn/a
First rally1993
First win2003
Last win2020 Indian National Rally Championship
Last rally2020 Indian National Rally Championship

Musa Sherif, (born 7 September 1971) is an Indian Motorsports professional and seven-time Indian National champion co-driver competing in the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC). Born in Kumble, a small town in Kasargod district,[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Career

Sherif got hooked on rallying in 1993 when he competed in the Mandovi rally at Mangalore[3] as a rider and shifted to four-wheelers in 1995. He currently competes in yellow colours with JK Tyre team and navigates for seven-time National champion driver Gaurav Gill. The duo won the popular Karnataka 1000 rally, the second round of the delayed INRC 2021 where he completed 300 rallies including 69 international rallies. He also won 35 rounds of the INRC of which 33 came with Gaurav Gill in front of the steering wheel.

Musa also entered the Limca Book of Records in 2011 for navigating for and winning three championship titles in a year (2009).[5]

National championship winner

Season Driver Co-Driver Team Car Tuner Governing Body
2007 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Team MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N J.Anand MAI
2009 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Team MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N+ J.Anand FMSCI
2011 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif MRF Mitsubishi Cedia Group N+ J.Anand FMSCI
2014 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. Leelakrishnan FMSCI
2017 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. Leelakrishnan FMSCI
2018 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif Mahindra Adventure Mahindra XUV500 N. Leelakrishnan FMSCI
2020 India Gaurav Gill Musa sherif JK Tyre Racing Mahindra XUV300 N Leelakrishnan, FMSCI

References

  1. ^ "How a dry fish seller's son from Kasaragod became most sought after navigator in motorsports world". The New Indian Express. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Shacki. "Musa Sherif - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The navigator: The man who has been in the co-driver's seat in 289 rallies". The Indian Express. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Ranjit (14 March 2022). "Motorsports Journalists Federation of India felicitates seasoned pro Musa Sherif for 300 caps". www.mykhel.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (18 November 2011). "CRUISE Control". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2021.