A tread portion 2 of a pneumatic tire is divided by a center longitudinal groove and a shoulder longitudinal groove into a center land portion 6, an outer middle land portion 7A, an inner middle land portion 7B, an outer shoulder land portion 8A, and an inner shoulder land portion 8B. The outer shoulder land portion 8A includes an array of outer shoulder blocks 22 which are sectioned by outer shoulder lateral grooves 5A. The inner shoulder land portion 8B includes inner shoulder lateral grooves 26 having an inner end 26i and an outer end 26o in the land portion 8B, and inner shoulder auxiliary grooves 28 disposed between the inner shoulder lateral grooves 26, 26 which are circumferentially adjacent to each other and having inner ends 28i and outer ends 28o in the land portion 8B.