Stephane Sarrazin comes from a background of Rallying but for much of his career the Frenchman focused his attention on single-seater circuit racing.

Sarrazin claimed junior karting titles between 1987 and 1992 before joining the Le Mans race school and then Formula Renault in which he claimed the title in 1994. Sarrazin then moved to the French F3 scene finishing second in his first season and having done enough to move up to the FIA International F3000 category with Apomatox, finishing sixth in the overall standings.

Sarrazin joined the Gauloises Junior squad in 1999 finishing fourth in the standings and also made his Formula One debut with the Italian Minardi team. The last minute deal saw Sarrazin stand in for the injured Luca Badoer at the Brazilian Grand Prix and the Frenchman ran well until running wide on his 31st lap and clouting the barriers hard. Sadly this was it as far as his Formula One race aspirations were concerned. Sarrazin tested with the Prost Grand Prix team in 2000 and Toyota in 2002 but he would never race again in Formula One.

A season of Nissan World Series followed in 2003 where he underlined his talent with two wins and no less than eight podium positions. However, with backing from Subaru France and the FFSA, Sarrazin was about to make a big change in his career path.

Sarrazin set his sights on the World Rally Championship, winning the French National Championship in 2004 and making his WRC debut the same year in Germany and finishing in a solid ninth position.

In 2005, Sarrazin got his well deserved break in the Subaru WRC squad with Denis Giraudet as co-driver. Stephane had the opportunity to gain more experience on some of the gravel rounds of the championship on top of the asphalt events. He finished eighth in Germany before scoring his best result of the season at home with a fourth place at the Tour de Corse.

Sarrazin will stay at Subaru in 2006, the Japanese team nominating him to score manufacturer points on the asphalt rounds of the championship.