There are many, many sites out there with the best racing games listed out there on the internet. I however, have played and bought every game on this list. So even though you might not find the most popular games here, there's a good reason why. Because most of them are terrible. Porting games to from Windows to a Mac doesn't always work out well.
The list of the best racing games for Mac(not in any specific order) are,

ToCA Race Driver 3

There are many other great racing games for the Mac, and many more will be released soon(Feral Interactive, do your best!).

Race Driver: Grid

Grid is the spiritual successor of ToCA Race Driver 3, and it does not disappoint. This is probably one the best racing games, full stop. It has the perfect setup of graphics and gameplay. Although purists might not like the physics, as the physics engine is essentially a heavily modified version of the one used in Colin McRae Dirt. So experienced players will notice a lot of oversteer and a general lack of downforce. Also, the infinitely adjustable settings of ToCA is gone, and in its place are the traction control and ABS settings, which were noticeably absent in ToCA. Tyre wear also isn't a issue to worry about anymore. But, the level of detail lavished on the cars and tracks more than makes up for the loss of the traditional settings. This game is designed to excite the player, and bring out the sights and sounds of racing. It is a completely different approach to racing games, and it is something you have to play the game to experience. The in-dash view is unbelievably good. This will give Gran Turismo a run for its money. The flashback feature is also available, which is a useful feature and prevents players from experiencing frustration meltdowns. Also, there is sexy female secretary voice guiding you through the career mode, instead of the annoying fat scottish man, which involves money, and knocks some common sense in the player. Feral Interactive and Codemasters are hard at work reviving building the Mac gaming industry. Thank you. It is much appreciated.

This a Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. It is what it says on the tin. Off you go now, to the Mac App Store to buy it. I really don't need to explain this one.

Mario Kart and SEGA had a lovechild, and this is it. This is the epitome of psychedelic arcade racing. I have no doubt in my mind that the developers of this game were being force fed on a strict diet of drugs and alcohol. No wonder they took so much time making it. It is SEGA's 25th birthday gift to itself and the world, and it is a very good gift. Elementary controls and lots of colour and explosions are ingredients to a good time. With various characters from different games of SEGA taking part in this race, it's basically a big SEGA party to which you were invited to. You don't need to be good at this game to enjoy it. All you need to do is play it. Then you will become addicted to it. The tracks and cars were designed and detailed by a person who quite clearly doesn't know that humans can get epileptic seizures. With various local multiplayer options and online multiplayer thanks to Game Center, you can blow your friends off the track and drift past them to victory. I'm surprised SEGA doesn't recommend using Nintendo NES controllers to play this game with. An Xbox 360 controller doesn't do any justice to this game. Arcade games are back and with vengeance.


F1 2013



F1 2012 was undoubtedly a great game. Unfortunately, the keyword in that sentence is "was". F1 2013 obliterates it in every aspect. Codemasters has decided to give a two-fingered salute to the arcade racers and rightly so. Arcade racing fans can go back to their own games. They've got plenty of options. The cars feel alive, and they're not here to make the job of driving them even remotely easy. Thinking of a clean, and quick exit out of hairpins? Forget it. It's Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift all the way. Keyboard wielding players need not apply here. The Xbox 360 controller is simply sublime with this. The immersion has been taken to yet another level, and strangely enough, not at the cost of additional hardware requirements. The game loads much faster, which might sound like a trivial fact to mention, but it goes a long way in enhancing the user experience. Be prepared to fight your own car to keep it on the track. The AI have gotten craftier, and more skilled. In addition to the current cars, the older, turbo-era cars have been added. What does this mean? Extra-slidey action with bucket-loads of power and ridiculous amounts of fun. But the best bit? CROSS PLATFORM MULTIPLAYER via Steam. You read that right. Now you can go wheel to wheel against your friends unfortunate enough to own a Windows PC. Isn't that just great? Feral Interactive, take a bow.


Grid 2


Race Driver: Grid was undoubtedly a great game, but it was released back in 2008, and it was getting a little long in the tooth. With patchy multiplayer support, Codemasters needed to launch a new game. Grid 2 was launched with a lot of fanfare, and to be fair, the game had enough firepower to back up its claims. With a large collection of great cars, and well curated set of tracks and city maps, this is a fantastic game. Although it errs toward the arcade side of the Ego engine, and yes every corner can be taken faster if you manage to drift through it, its still plenty fun to play. Every single car has different characteristics, and feel very different to drive, so its great for casual racing, or if you just want to drive through a mountain pass in Japan, or go sightseeing in Paris. The multiplayer isn't that great as they aren't a lot of people to race against, but the Racenet challenges are always a lot of fun as you get to compare yourself with players around the world. This game is better played with a controller, as the feedback and control sensitivity is needed if you are to play this game at the pace its supposed to be played. The storyline though, is really great. You're a wannabe racer who gets the backing of an industrialist, and you get funded with all the cars as you race different racing clubs, and racers in an effort to convince them of your quality, and convince them to join the ESPN racing league. With some cutaways of actual ESPN footage, the narrative is pretty solid. Definitely get this game if you don't mind your racing game being a little too arcade-ish. Feral Interactive has done a good job with this port, but there's still some frame drops in the loading screens and stutters during gameplay. Apart from that its a vastly entertaining game with plenty of replay value.