10 of the best racing games for Android, iPhone and iPad

From big franchises like Need for Speed and Real Racing to indie hits like Race the Sun and Thumb Drift, these games set the pace on your mobile device

Racing is one of the genres that many people assume works best on a console or PC with a joypad - or a wheel peripheral if you're feeling flash. Yet plenty of developers have been taking the genre to mobile devices too.

Some draw heavily on their console heritage, while others have tried to reinvent the category for touchscreen controls and shorter, mobile-friendly sessions. Here are 10 of the best Android and iOS racing games worth accelerating on to the app stores for.