Tripod roller for a tripod joint, comprising an outer ring having an annular running surface on its outer circumference for rolling in a tripod housing and an inner circumferential surface, an inner ring having an annular running surface on its inner circumference for mounting on a pin of a tripod star, an outer circumferential surface and opposite end faces (32c, 32d), rolling elements which are arranged in an annular space between the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring and the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring and via which the outer ring is rotatably mounted with its inner circumferential surface on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring, and axial retaining rings which are fixed to the outer ring and secure the outer ring axially relative to the inner ring, wherein the inner ring comprises recesses for receiving lubricant on at least one of its end faces (32c, 32d), the recesses on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring open into the annular space in which the rolling elements are arranged in order to supply the rolling elements with lubricant, and furthermore, said recesses on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring open into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring, characterized in that the recesses on the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring are more deeply recessed into the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring at their opening into the annular space than at their opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring; or the recesses on the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring are designed as grooves, which are more deeply recessed into the end face (32c, 32d) at their opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring than at their opening into the annular space; and/or the width of the grooves decreases from the opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring to the opening into the annular space; or in that the recesses are designed as grooves connecting the annular space to the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring, which grooves are curved in an arcuate manner in a radial direction (r) of the inner ring. an outer ring having an annular running surface on its outer circumference for rolling in a tripod housing and an inner circumferential surface, an inner ring having an annular running surface on its inner circumference for mounting on a pin of a tripod star, an outer circumferential surface and opposite end faces (32c, 32d), rolling elements which are arranged in an annular space between the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring and the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring and via which the outer ring is rotatably mounted with its inner circumferential surface on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring, and axial retaining rings which are fixed to the outer ring and secure the outer ring axially relative to the inner ring, wherein the inner ring comprises recesses for receiving lubricant on at least one of its end faces (32c, 32d), the recesses on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring open into the annular space in which the rolling elements are arranged in order to supply the rolling elements with lubricant, and furthermore, said recesses on the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring open into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring, characterized in that the recesses on the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring are more deeply recessed into the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring at their opening into the annular space than at their opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring; or the recesses on the end face (32c, 32d) of the inner ring are designed as grooves, which are more deeply recessed into the end face (32c, 32d) at their opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring than at their opening into the annular space; and/or the width of the grooves decreases from the opening into the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring to the opening into the annular space; or in that the recesses are designed as grooves connecting the annular space to the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring, which grooves are curved in an arcuate manner in a radial direction (r) of the inner ring.