Nikolas Tombazis (Greek: Νικόλαος Τομπάζης; born 22 April 1968 in Athens, Greece) is a racing car designer who has worked in Formula One since 1992 for the Benetton, McLaren, and Ferrari teams. Tombazis graduated with a degree in engineering in 1989 from Trinity College at Cambridge University followed by a PhD in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London in 1992. In 2004 he returned to England to work with McLaren, where he started working in a similar position and later being promoted to Head of Planning.