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{{Short description|Indian rally co-driver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox WRC driver
| name = Musa Sherif
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Musa Sherif
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|9|07}}
| birth_place = Kumbla, [[Kasargod district|Kasaragod, Kerala]], India
| years = 1993–
| teams = Team MRF (INRC), Team JK (INRC), Team India Rally (APRC), Mahindra adventure
| races = n/a
| championships = National [[INRC]]: 7(2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018,2020)
| wins = over 100 overall wins
| podiums = n/a
| stagewins = n/a
| points = n/a
| first_race = 1993
| first_win = 2003
| last_win = 2020 [[Indian National Rally Championship]]
| last_race = 2020 [[Indian National Rally Championship]]
| updated =
}}

'''Musa Sherif''', (born 7 September 1971) is an Indian Motorsports professional and eight-time Indian National champion co-driver competing in the Indian National Rally Championship ([[INRC]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Track |first=Auto |date=2024-12-20 |title=3rd overall driver’s championship for Karna; 8th co-driver’s title for Musa Seven-time National champion Gaurav Gill misses his 8th title by 2 points |url=https://www.autotrack.ind.in/post/3rd-overall-driver-s-championship-for-karna-8th-co-driver-s-title-for-musa-seven-time-national-cham |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Auto Track |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Indulge |first=Team |date=2024-12-17 |title=Karna Kadur-Musa Sherif clinch 2024 Indian National Rally Championship title |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/car-bike/motorsports/2024/Dec/17/karna-kadur-musa-sherif-clinch-2024-indian-national-rally-championship-title |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Indulgexpress |language=en}}</ref> Born in [[Kumbla|Kumble]], a small town in [[Kasaragod|Kasargod district]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=How a dry fish seller's son from Kasaragod became most sought after navigator in motorsports world|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2021/jul/03/how-a-dry-fish-sellers-son-from-kasaragod-became-most-sought-after-navigator-in-motorsports-world-2324767.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The New Indian Express|date=3 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Shacki|title=Musa Sherif - rally profile eWRC-results.com|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/14610-musa-sherif/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=eWRC-results.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2020-02-28 |title=The navigator: The man who has been in the co-driver's seat in 289 rallies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/navigator-musa-sherif-sjoba-rally-the-navigator-6291100/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranjit |date=2022-03-14 |title=Motorsports Journalists Federation of India felicitates seasoned pro Musa Sherif for 300 caps |url=https://www.mykhel.com/motorsport/motorsports-journalists-federation-felicitates-seasoned-pro-musa-sherif-for-300-caps-186099.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=www.mykhel.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Sherif got hooked on rallying in 1993 when he competed in the Mandovi rally at [[Mangalore]]<ref name=":4" /> 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 [[navigate|navigating]] for and winning three championship titles in a year (2009).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Sathyendran|first=Nita|date=2011-11-18|title=CRUISE Control|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/cruise-control/article2639537.ece|access-date=2021-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

'''National championship winner'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Driver
! Co-Driver
! Team
! Car
! Tuner
! Governing body
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| Team MRF
| [[Mitsubishi Cedia]] Group N
| J.Anand
| [[Motorsports Association of India|MAI]]
|-
! 2009
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| Team MRF
| [[Mitsubishi Cedia]] Group N+
| J.Anand
| [[FMSCI]]
|-
! 2011
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| MRF
| [[Mitsubishi Cedia]] Group N+
| J.Anand
| [[FMSCI]]
|-
! 2014
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| Mahindra Adventure
| [[Mahindra XUV500]]
| [[N. Leelakrishnan]]
|[[FMSCI]]
|-
! 2017
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| Mahindra Adventure
| [[Mahindra XUV500]]
| [[N. Leelakrishnan]]
| [[FMSCI]]
|-
! 2018
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| Mahindra Adventure
| [[Mahindra XUV500]]
| [[N. Leelakrishnan]]
| [[FMSCI]]
|-
! 2020
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Gill]]
| [[Musa sherif]]
| JK Tyre Racing
| [[Mahindra XUV300]]
| [[N. Leelakrishnan|N Leelakrishnan]],
| [[FMSCI]]
|-
!2024
|[[Karna Kadur]]
|Musa Sherif
|Arka Motorsports
|[[Volkswagen Polo]]
|[[N. Leelakrishnan|N Leelakrishnan]]
|FMSCI
|-
|}

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherif, V. Musa}}
[[Category:Indian rally drivers]]
[[Category:JK Tyre National Level Racing Championship drivers]]
[[Category:World Rally Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1971 births]]

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