Stator for an electric machine, wherein - the stator has a number N of phases (U, V, W), a number P of pole pairs and a slot per pole per phase q, wherein N ≥ 3 and P ≥ 2 and q = 3, wherein - the stator comprises a stator core having a large number of slots and a large number of shaped conductors, which are arranged in the slots so as to be radially layered in a first to Lth layer (19a-f), wherein L = 6 and the layers (19a-f) are designated in their order in the radial direction, wherein - the shaped conductors of each phase form a first path and a second path, which can be or are interconnected in series or in parallel with one another, and are arranged in P first winding zones and P second winding zones, wherein the first and second winding zones (21a, 21b) alternate in the circumferential direction and each winding zone extends over the L layers, wherein a first orientation and a second orientation - contrary to the first orientation - of the circumferential direction are defined, wherein - the shaped conductors of a respective path (15a, 15b) are interconnected to form a series connection having a first outer shaped conductor in terms of the series connection and a second outer shaped conductor in terms of the series connection by connectors (8, 10), which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase (U, V, W) in an alternating manner at a first end side and a second end side - opposite the first end side - of the stator core, wherein - the first and second layer (19a, 19b) of a respective winding zone are offset with respect to the third and fourth layer (19c, 19d) of the respective winding zone by one slot in the circumferential direction, wherein - the paths (15a, 15b) each form a combined lap and wave winding. - the stator has a number N of phases (U, V, W), a number P of pole pairs and a slot per pole per phase q, wherein N ≥ 3 and P ≥ 2 and q = 3, wherein - the stator comprises a stator core having a large number of slots and a large number of shaped conductors, which are arranged in the slots so as to be radially layered in a first to Lth layer (19a-f), wherein L = 6 and the layers (19a-f) are designated in their order in the radial direction, wherein - the shaped conductors of each phase form a first path and a second path, which can be or are interconnected in series or in parallel with one another, and are arranged in P first winding zones and P second winding zones, wherein the first and second winding zones (21a, 21b) alternate in the circumferential direction and each winding zone extends over the L layers, wherein a first orientation and a second orientation - contrary to the first orientation - of the circumferential direction are defined, - the shaped conductors of a respective path (15a, 15b) are interconnected to form a series connection having a first outer shaped conductor in terms of the series connection and a second outer shaped conductor in terms of the series connection by connectors (8, 10), which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase (U, V, W) in an alternating manner at a first end side and a second end side - opposite the first end side - of the stator core, wherein - the first and second layer (19a, 19b) of a respective winding zone are offset with respect to the third and fourth layer (19c, 19d) of the respective winding zone by one slot in the circumferential direction, wherein - the paths (15a, 15b) each form a combined lap and wave winding.