Paddy Lowe (born 8 April 1962) is the Technical Director of the McLaren Formula One racing team.
Lowe graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University in 1984 with a degree in engineering. In 1987 he was employed by Williams F1 as Joint Head of Electronics. His move to McLaren occurred in 1993[1] when he was employed as Head of Research and Development, a department subsequently renamed Vehicle Technology. He was head of the department for eight years until, in 2001, he was appointed Chief Engineer Systems Development, a role focusing on the race programme for the McLaren MP4-20. In May 2005 he assumed the role of Engineering Director, which gave him responsibility for all the engineering departments.[2] In January 2011 Lowe became the team's Technical Director.[3]