[1] Ghanem became the first Lebanese to stand on a podium in a single seater race in Europe when he finished 2nd place in the 2009 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series - National Class with Carlin Motorsport.

In 2008 and due to lack of funding he did not compete in Europe and returned in 2009 again with Carlin Motorsport, this time contesting the last two rounds of the British Formula Three – National Class, and finishing on the podium in 3 of the 4 races.

In 2011 Ghanem competed in the UAE based Formula Gulf 1000[2] with 8 wins, 5 pole positions, 12 podiums and 2 fastest laps.

[3] In 2012 and 2013 he competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 BARC Championship with Mtech Lite;[4][5] his best result came in Croft when he finished in 3rd position.

He also contested 1st round of the Trofeo Maserati – European Series scoring a pole position, 1 fastest lap and finishing on the podium in all 3 the races.