Mark Kvamme

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Mark Kvamme
Born
Mark David Kvamme

(1961-02-20) February 20, 1961 (age 63) [1]
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley [3]
Occupation(s)Co-founder and partner of Drive Capital
SpouseMJ
Children8
Parent(s)Jean and Floyd Kvamme
FamilyKvamme Family
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team MDK Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number53
Former teams Muehlner Motorsports, RG Racing, Starworks Motorsport, BAR1 Motorsports, Turner Motorsport
Starts21
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Best finish8th in 2017
Finished last season14th (2019)Class
Pos.
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Jason Hart
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am
33150th15th
2023 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2117DNFDNF

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