Bridgestone Potenza Sport vs Vredestein Ultrac Pro

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport and the Vredestein Ultrac Pro to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Bridgestone Potenza Sport and Vredestein Ultrac Pro are Max Performance Summer tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.

Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.

In This Article
Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion Similar Comparisons
Potenza-Sport VS Ultrac-Pro

Test Results

Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these five tests:

  • Bridgestone Potenza Sport finished ahead of the Vredestein Ultrac Pro in four of the tests
  • Vredestein Ultrac Pro finished ahead of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport in one of the tests

While it might look like the Bridgestone Potenza Sport is better than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during five dry braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport stopped the vehicle in 6.19% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
33.92M
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
36.16M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:37M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 39.1M
2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:32.1M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35.1M
2025 Summer Tire Test Shootout
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:32.6M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:33M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:34.9M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 36.6M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was 0.28% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
85.15s
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
85.39s
Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:101.2s ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 101.18s
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:69.1s Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 69.6s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was 0.74% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
107.7Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
108.5Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:107.7Km/H ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 108.5Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport scored 1.72% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
58 Points
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
57 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:58 Points Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 57 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport stopped the vehicle in 5.28% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
36.92M
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
38.98M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:50.6M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 53.1M
2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:35.1M ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 32.3M
2025 Summer Tire Test Shootout
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:27.6M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 31.2M
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:42.5M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 47.3M
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:28.8M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 31M

Wet Braking - Concrete

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport stopped the vehicle in 7.73% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
34.6M
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
37.5M
Wet braking on Concrete in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:34.6M Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 37.5M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was 3.5% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
68.71s
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
71.2s
Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:67.51s Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 69.8s
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:69.9s Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 72.6s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was 1.03% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
77.8Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
77Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:77.8Km/H Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 77Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport scored 1.72% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
58 Points
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
57 Points
Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:58 Points Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 57 Points

Wet Circle

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was 3.76% faster around a wet circle than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
11s
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
11.43s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:10.89s Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.15s
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:11.11s Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.71s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro floated at a 1.73% higher speed than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
80.52Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
81.94Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:96.8Km/H ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 100.3Km/H
2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:72.66Km/H Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 71.76Km/H
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:73.7Km/H ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 76.6Km/H
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:78.9Km/H ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 79.1Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport slipped out at a 1.2% higher speed than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
34.99m/sec2
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
34.57m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:66.88m/sec2 Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 66.14m/sec2
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:3.1m/sec2 Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 3m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro scored 14.29% more points than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
6 Points
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
7 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:6 Points ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 7 Points

Subj. Noise

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro scored 6.38% more points than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
22 Points
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
23.5 Points
Subjective in car noise levels, higher is better

Best In Subj. Noise: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:22 Points ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 23.5 Points

Noise

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during three noise tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro measured 3.35% quieter than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
72.53dB
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
70.1dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:73.8dB ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 70.5dB
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:70dB ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 68dB
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:73.8dB ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 71.8dB

Wear

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during two wear tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport is predicted to cover 15.09% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
42750KM
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
36300KM
Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:35000KM Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 32500KM
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:50500KM Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 40100KM

Value

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one value tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport proved to have a 6.25% better value based on price/1000km than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
13.79Price/1000
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
14.71Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:18Price/1000 ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 17.85Price/1000
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:9.58Price/1000 Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.57Price/1000

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro had a 9.2% lower rolling resistance than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
9.57kg / t
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
8.69kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2024 Sports Car Tire Test
295/30 R20		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:8.53kg / t ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 8.35kg / t
2024 EVO Summer Tire Test
235/35 R19		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:10.04kg / t ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 8.86kg / t
2025 AZ Summer Tire Test
225/45 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:10.15kg / t ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 8.85kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro used 1.72% less fuel than the Bridgestone Potenza Sport.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
5.8l/100km
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
5.7l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Bridgestone Potenza Sport:5.8l/100km ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 5.7l/100km

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Bridgestone Potenza Sport emitted 15.5% less particle wear matter than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport
63.8mg/km/t
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
75.5mg/km/t
Weight of Tire Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t), lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Bridgestone Potenza Sport:63.8mg/km/t Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 75.5mg/km/t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Potenza Sport and Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

In total the Bridgestone Potenza Sport has been reviewed 108 times and drivers have given the tire 81% overall.

The Vredestein Ultrac Pro has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tire 90% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Best Review for the Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Given 81% 225/45 R17 on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
I have had these on the rear of my XFR for a few months now, it has the optional "R-S" size of 295/30/20. They get a hard life on a heavy >500bhp RWD car with quite relaxed electronics, and these are by far the best tires I have used on the rear of an XFR - various models of which have been my daily driver for 6.5 years now (about 90k miles covered in that time). Traction is superb in wet and dry conditions, and resistance to aquaplaning has been good as well. It is slightly concerning they come with
Helpful 1413 - tire reviewed on November 22, 2021
View all Bridgestone Potenza Sport driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Vredestein Ultrac Pro
Given 83% 225/45 R18 on mostly motorways for 3,000 spirited miles
Firstly, the Ultrac Pro is a sexy tire. The sidewall is designed by italodesign, and it really looks good. Dry grip (intermediate temps ~10-20°C) is very good. The car feels to have endless grip and you really feel comfortable pushing some twisty roads. Obviously, the warmer it got, the stickier the tire was. The Ultrac Pro seems to like temperature.
Wet grip is also very handsome. You really feel comfortable driving in heavy rain, and the grip is also very reassuring. Especially in the wet
Helpful 44 - tire reviewed on March 27, 2024
View all Vredestein Ultrac Pro driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Bridgestone Potenza Sport performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle, curved aquaplaning, wear, value and abrasion, while the Vredestein Ultrac Pro performed better in dry handling [km/h], straight aqua, subj. comfort, subj. noise, noise, rolling resistance and fuel consumption.

Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Bridgestone Potenza Sport seems to be the best tire overall.

However, it's important to note that both tires have their strengths.

Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Overall Winner: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.

Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.