Tomomi Manako (眞子 智実, born September 16, 1972 in Saga Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer.
Manako began competing at national level in the 125cc All-Japan Road Racing Championship and finished the season 7th.
Midway through the year he was offered a Honda ride in the 125cc World Championship with the FCC Technical Sports team as a replacement for their injured rider Tomoko Igata.
Now a full-time Grand Prix rider with the team, Manako scored two more 3rd positions and was consistently finishing inside the Top 10.
1998 was the high point of Manako’s career as he put in some outstanding performances in what was to become a dramatic and controversial battle for the title.
After the penultimate round in the 1998 125cc Australian Grand Prix, a fuel sample was taken from Sakata’s machine which was found to be in breach of technical regulations.
With one round remaining, Manako could still win the title if he won the 1998 125cc Argentine Grand Prix with Sakata finishing lower than 4th.