[3] He moved into race cars in 2022, first testing a Ligier JS P320 at Vallelunga with the Inter Europol Competition team with the coaching of category stalwart Colin Noble, alongside whom Ali was scheduled to make his debut at the Petit Le Mans event.

Ali's debut would come at the start of 2023, where he took part in the Asian Le Mans Series for Inter Europol.

[5] 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.

[7] Ali raced in the European Le Mans Series for the remainder of 2023, partnering Matthew Richard Bell at EuroInternational.

[2][13] After scoring a podium during the season opener in Spain, the pair finished fourth in France and won at Imola, with Ali pulling away from Jean-Baptiste Lahaye in the final stint.