Blancpain is shifting up a gear by taking on the FIA World Championship in the GT1 category. The Manufacture in Le Brassus, in association with Reiter Engineering, will be competing as of next month with two Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV cars driven by multiple champion Peter Kox of the Netherlands and by European GT3 champion Christopher Haase. 10 races are scheduled and will take Blancpain to the world's finest circuits in Europe, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, in Africa and in South America.