Pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire having a tread portion, wherein

• the tread portion comprises a tread rubber forming a ground contacting surface, and a band layer disposed radially inside the tread rubber,
• the tread rubber is provided with a first circumferential groove extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction in the ground contacting surface,
• the band layer comprises band cords arranged substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction, and a topping rubber covering the band cords,
• the band cords are a hybrid cord in which a first filament and a second filament having an elastic modulus lower than that of the first filament are twisted together,
• in a region radially inside the first circumferential groove, a maximum thickness t1 of the topping rubber on the radially outer side of the band cord is not more than 1.0 mm,
• a minimum distance d1 from the bottom of the first circumferential groove to the radially outer surface of the band layer is not more than 2.0 mm,
• a distance d2 in a tire normal direction from a groove edge of the first circumferential groove to the radially outer surface of the band layer is not more than 15.0 mm.