Fastening element, in particular torque support, for fastening a rotary encoder with an encoder shaft to a housing, having - a ring, by means of which the encoder shaft is able to be surrounded, - at least two first cutouts, by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the rotary encoder or to the housing, - at least two second cutouts, by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the housing or to the rotary encoder, - at least two webs, which extend from a respective connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the second cutouts, - wherein the respective connecting region is arranged closer to one of two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction, - wherein the respective web extends in the direction of the other of the two neighbouring first cutouts in the negative circumferential direction, wherein the respective second cutout is arranged in the region of the end of the respective web in the negative circumferential direction, wherein the fastening element furthermore has at least two further webs, which extend from a respective further connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the first cutouts, wherein the respective further web extends in an axial direction and the respective first cutout is arranged in the region of the axial end of the respective further web, characterized in that the fastening element has two first cutouts, two second cutouts and two webs, which are in each case situated diametrically opposite one another in pairs, wherein the respective connecting region is arranged offset by 30° to 50°, preferably 40°, from the centre between two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction, and wherein the respective web, proceeding from the respective connecting region, extends over an extent of 100° to 120° in the negative circumferential direction. - a ring, by means of which the encoder shaft is able to be surrounded, - at least two first cutouts, by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the rotary encoder or to the housing, - at least two second cutouts, by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the housing or to the rotary encoder, - at least two webs, which extend from a respective connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the second cutouts, - wherein the respective connecting region is arranged closer to one of two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction, - wherein the respective web extends in the direction of the other of the two neighbouring first cutouts in the negative circumferential direction, wherein the respective second cutout is arranged in the region of the end of the respective web in the negative circumferential direction, wherein the fastening element furthermore has at least two further webs, which extend from a respective further connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the first cutouts, wherein the respective further web extends in an axial direction and the respective first cutout is arranged in the region of the axial end of the respective further web, characterized in that the fastening element has two first cutouts, two second cutouts and two webs, which are in each case situated diametrically opposite one another in pairs, wherein the respective connecting region is arranged offset by 30° to 50°, preferably 40°, from the centre between two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction, and wherein the respective web, proceeding from the respective connecting region, extends over an extent of 100° to 120° in the negative circumferential direction.