Parallel starter system for starting an internal combustion engine, comprising at least two starters (110, 120, 130), wherein each of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) comprises: a pinion (113, 123, 133) for meshing with a ring gear of the internal combustion engine to be started, a starter motor for spinning the pinion (113, 123, 133), a mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) for moving the pinion (113, 123, 133) into an engagement position and a logic unit (111, 121, 131) with a data interface (111a, 111b, 121b, 131b), wherein the logic unit (111, 121, 131) is set up: to actuate the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) to move the pinion (113, 123, 133) to the engagement position, and to actuate the starter motor to spin the pinion (113, 123, 133), wherein the logic unit of a first of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to output an engagement request and a spinning request in response to the receipt of a start request, wherein the logic unit (121, 131) of at least one further of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to control the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) for moving the pinion (113, 123, 133) into the engagement position in response to receipt of the engagement request and to control the starter motor for spinning the pinion (113, 123, 133) in response to receipt of the spinning request, characterized in that the data interface (111a, 111b, 121b, 131b) is a bus interface. a pinion (113, 123, 133) for meshing with a ring gear of the internal combustion engine to be started, a starter motor for spinning the pinion (113, 123, 133), a mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) for moving the pinion (113, 123, 133) into an engagement position and a logic unit (111, 121, 131) with a data interface (111a, 111b, 121b, 131b), wherein the logic unit (111, 121, 131) is set up: to actuate the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) to move the pinion (113, 123, 133) to the engagement position, and to actuate the starter motor to spin the pinion (113, 123, 133), wherein the logic unit of a first of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to output an engagement request and a spinning request in response to the receipt of a start request, wherein the logic unit (121, 131) of at least one further of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to control the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) for moving the pinion (113, 123, 133) into the engagement position in response to receipt of the engagement request and to control the starter motor for spinning the pinion (113, 123, 133) in response to receipt of the spinning request, characterized in that the data interface (111a, 111b, 121b, 131b) is a bus interface. to actuate the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) to move the pinion (113, 123, 133) to the engagement position, and to actuate the starter motor to spin the pinion (113, 123, 133), wherein the logic unit of a first of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to output an engagement request and a spinning request in response to the receipt of a start request, wherein the logic unit (121, 131) of at least one further of the at least two starters (110, 120, 130) is arranged to control the mechanical actuator (112, 122, 132) for moving the pinion (113, 123, 133) into the engagement position in response to receipt of the engagement request and to control the starter motor for spinning the pinion (113, 123, 133) in response to receipt of the spinning request, characterized in that the data interface (111a, 111b, 121b, 131b) is a bus interface.