Pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire comprising:

• sidewall portions positioned on both sides in a tire lateral direction;
• bead portions positioned toward the inside of the respective sidewall portions in a tire radial direction;
• a plurality of protectors extending in a tire circumferential direction and projecting from a surface of the sidewall portion in the sidewall portion of at least one of the sidewall portions, provided within a range of from 30% to 70% of a tire cross-sectional height from an inner end of the bead portions in the tire radial direction toward an outer side in the tire radial direction;
• a plurality of helical reinforcing members each formed in a helical shape and disposed inside the plurality of protectors, the helical reinforcing members each having a central axis of the helical shape, the central axis extending in the tire circumferential direction;
• and
• an elastic reinforcing member covered with one of the plurality of helical reinforcing members.