Adam Ali (born 11 July 2004) is a Canadian racing driver. He currently competes for

EuroInternational EuroInternational is a racing organization (which includes Italian division EuroInternational Srl and American division EuroInternational Inc.) owned by Antonio Ferrari. History Originally known as Euromotorsport, the team made its CART debut in ...

in the

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class of the

European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

Career

Ali competed in karting during his formative years, most notably winning the Canadian National Championship and representing his nation at the 2021 Rotax World Finals. He moved into race cars in 2022, first testing a

Ligier JS P320 The Ligier JS P320 is an LMP3 Le Mans Prototype. It was created by Onroak Automotive, and named in partnership with former French driver Guy Ligier. It was built to meet ACO Generation II LMP3 standards, and can be built through an update kit for ...

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with the

Inter Europol Competition Inter Europol Competition is a Polish auto racing team that competes in Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing. The team contests the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship, IMSA SportsCar Champi ...

team with the coaching of category stalwart Colin Noble, alongside whom Ali was scheduled to make his debut at the

Petit Le Mans Petit Le Mans (French language, French for ''Little Le Mans'') is a sports car racing, sports car Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, United States. The race has been held for a durat ...

event. However, the team withdrew prior to the weekend. Ali's debut would come at the start of 2023, where he took part in the

Asian Le Mans Series The Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) is an Asian sports car racing endurance series created by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and based in Asia. It is the successor to the defunct Japan Le Mans Challenge which folded in 2007 after its second s ...

for Inter Europol. Having initially been joined by brother Daniel and bronze-ranked James Dayson, the former would be replaced with John Schauerman prior to the commencement of the campaign. The lineup struggled during the four races, failing to score a single point and finishing last in the LMP3 standings. Ali raced in the

for the remainder of 2023, partnering Matthew Richard Bell at

. In a season dominated by the #17 of

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, Ali and Bell were able to establish themselves as consistent points scorers, even taking a podium at

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where Bell led for a large part of the event. The highlight of the year came at

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in a race majorly affected by wet conditions; Bell created a gap at the front which Ali consolidated to take his first win in car racing. This result earned the #11 second place in the LMP3 standings. For the following year, Ali and Bell remained at EuroInternational in the

ELMS The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

. After scoring a podium during the season opener in

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, the pair finished fourth in

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and won at

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, with Ali pulling away from Jean-Baptiste Lahaye in the final stint. In

, Ali was spun into the gravel at Les Combes during a safety car restart, but was able to recover with the help of another safety car. Through a good strategy by EuroInternational Ali was able to move into the lead, winning for a second successive time.

Racing record

Racing career summary

*Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Adam 2004 births Living people Racing drivers from Toronto Canadian racing drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers EuroInternational drivers 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Ligier European Series drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers