Naveen Puligilla-Musa Sherif Secure Third Place in WRC3

Hyderabad-based rally driver Naveen Puligilla and co-driver Musa Sherif continued their impressive run in the World Rally Championship. The Indian duo secured third place in the WRC3 category at the Rally del Paraguay. Driving a Ford Fiesta Rally3 for Duran Racing, they completed 22 demanding red-gravel special stages covering 357.64 km in 5 hours, 10 minutes and 54.9 seconds.

Despite facing setbacks early in the rally, Naveen and Musa staged a strong comeback to secure a podium finish. The result marked their third consecutive WRC3 podium, following a second-place finish at Rally Saudi Arabia and a third-place finish at Safari Rally Kenya. The duo will next compete in the WRC round in Chile from September 10.