Tread profile of a vehicle tyre having profile bands (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) which extend over the entire circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre and are aligned in the circumferential direction U of the pneumatic vehicle tyre, wherein one profile band is formed in a tyre shoulder, and a further profile band is formed so as to be adjacent in the axial direction A towards the tyre centre, said profile bands (1, 2) being separated by a circumferential groove, wherein the circumferential groove in the radial direction R is inwardly delimited by a groove base, and the profile bands (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in the radial direction R are outwardly delimited by a radially outer surface which forms the ground contact area, and in the axial direction A towards the circumferential groove are in each case delimited by a profile band flank (14, 15) which, proceeding from the groove base, extends in the radial direction R outwards up to the radially outer surface and forms the groove wall of the circumferential groove that points towards the profile band (1, 2); wherein first and second elevations of the groove base which extend transversely to the circumferential groove and thereby connect the two profile bands (1, 2) are formed along the extent of the circumferential groove and disposed so as to be distributed over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre in the groove base of the circumferential groove, wherein the elevations (16, 17) along their extent through the circumferential groove enclose an inclination angle α in relation to the axial direction A, wherein first elevations which are formed in the circumferential groove have a direction of ascent which is opposite that of second elevations which are formed in the circumferential groove, characterized in that the profile band which is formed in the tyre shoulder is a circumferential rib, and the profile band which is adjacent towards the tyre centre is a row of profile blocks which is formed from profile block elements which are disposed behind one another over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre and are mutually separated by transverse grooves, along the extent of a profile block a first elevation and a second elevation are in each case formed in the circumferential groove, wherein a first elevation connects the end of the block, formed in the direction of rotation D of the vehicle tyre during forward travel, and the second elevation connects the beginning of the block to the circumferential rib, respectively. wherein first and second elevations of the groove base which extend transversely to the circumferential groove and thereby connect the two profile bands (1, 2) are formed along the extent of the circumferential groove and disposed so as to be distributed over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre in the groove base of the circumferential groove, wherein the elevations (16, 17) along their extent through the circumferential groove enclose an inclination angle α in relation to the axial direction A, wherein first elevations which are formed in the circumferential groove have a direction of ascent which is opposite that of second elevations which are formed in the circumferential groove, characterized in that the profile band which is formed in the tyre shoulder is a circumferential rib, and the profile band which is adjacent towards the tyre centre is a row of profile blocks which is formed from profile block elements which are disposed behind one another over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre and are mutually separated by transverse grooves, along the extent of a profile block a first elevation and a second elevation are in each case formed in the circumferential groove, wherein a first elevation connects the end of the block, formed in the direction of rotation D of the vehicle tyre during forward travel, and the second elevation connects the beginning of the block to the circumferential rib, respectively.