Method for distributing a braking torque, requested by a driver, over the axles (A1, A2) of a motor vehicle, wherein the wheels (12, 14) of the first axle are associated with a first friction brake device and a first electrical engine having a first efficiency, and the wheels (16, 18) of the second axle are associated with a second friction brake device and a second electrical engine having a second efficiency, wherein in accordance with the method, the requested braking torque is allocated among the first and/or second axle (A1, A2) and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22-2) in relation to the requested braking torque are determined, taking into account the current driving stability of the motor vehicle, characterised in that if the driving stability of the motor vehicle is non-critical, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22-2) are determined according to a first method sequence, and if there is impending driving instability in the motor vehicle, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22- 2) are determined according to a second method sequence, and if there is driving instability in the motor vehicle, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22- 2) are determined according to a third method sequence, wherein according to the first method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated among the first and second axles (A1, A2) depending on the efficiencies (n1, n2) of the electrical engines (22-1, 22-2) by first utilising the electrical engine having the better efficiency and then, if the maximum recovery torque provided by this electrical engine is not sufficient, utilising the other electrical engine to provide the requested braking torque, wherein according to the second method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated by means of a stable distribution (B1/B2) into a first braking torque to be applied to the first axle and a second braking torque to be applied to the second axle such that the first braking torque necessarily has a first recovery torque component (BM1-Rek) > 0 to be provided via the first electrical engine and the second braking torque necessarily has a second recovery torque component (BM2-Rek) > 0 to be provided via the second electrical engine (22- 2), and wherein according to the third method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated by means of a stable distribution (B1/B2) into a first braking torque to be applied to the first axle and a second braking torque to be applied to the second axle, wherein the first braking torque necessarily has a first frictional torque component (BM1 friction) to be applied via the first friction brake device and/or the second braking torque necessarily has a second frictional torque component (BM2 friction) to be applied via the second friction brake device. if the driving stability of the motor vehicle is non-critical, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22-2) are determined according to a first method sequence, and if there is impending driving instability in the motor vehicle, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22- 2) are determined according to a second method sequence, and if there is driving instability in the motor vehicle, the braking torque is allocated and the components of the recovery torques (RK1, RK2) to be provided by the first and/or second electrical engine (22-1, 22- 2) are determined according to a third method sequence, wherein according to the first method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated among the first and second axles (A1, A2) depending on the efficiencies (n1, n2) of the electrical engines (22-1, 22-2) by first utilising the electrical engine having the better efficiency and then, if the maximum recovery torque provided by this electrical engine is not sufficient, utilising the other electrical engine to provide the requested braking torque, wherein according to the second method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated by means of a stable distribution (B1/B2) into a first braking torque to be applied to the first axle and a second braking torque to be applied to the second axle such that the first braking torque necessarily has a first recovery torque component (BM1-Rek) > 0 to be provided via the first electrical engine and the second braking torque necessarily has a second recovery torque component (BM2-Rek) > 0 to be provided via the second electrical engine (22- 2), and wherein according to the third method sequence, the requested braking torque is allocated by means of a stable distribution (B1/B2) into a first braking torque to be applied to the first axle and a second braking torque to be applied to the second axle, wherein the first braking torque necessarily has a first frictional torque component (BM1 friction) to be applied via the first friction brake device and/or the second braking torque necessarily has a second frictional torque component (BM2 friction) to be applied via the second friction brake device.