Method for operating a direct wiper drive comprising a motor for a windscreen wiper, characterized by the following steps: reading out at least one characteristic curve from a memory and operating the direct wiper drive with an angle-dependent and direction-dependent torque which corresponds at most to an angle-dependent and direction-dependent value of the characteristic curve, wherein the characteristic curve comprises at least the following values: a first, maximum value for upward wiping at a first wiping angle between a lower reversal point and an upper reversal point; a second value for upward wiping at a second wiping angle between the first wiping angle and the upper reversal point, wherein the second value for upward wiping at the second wiping angle is smaller than the first, maximum value for upward wiping at the first wiping angle; a first, maximum value for downward wiping at a wiping angle between the upper reversal point and the lower reversal point, wherein the first, maximum value for downward wiping is greater than the first, maximum value for upward wiping; and a second value for downward wiping which corresponds to a wiper position corresponding to the second wiping angle, wherein the second value for downward wiping is greater than the second value for upward wiping. reading out at least one characteristic curve from a memory and operating the direct wiper drive with an angle-dependent and direction-dependent torque which corresponds at most to an angle-dependent and direction-dependent value of the characteristic curve, wherein the characteristic curve comprises at least the following values: a first, maximum value for upward wiping at a first wiping angle between a lower reversal point and an upper reversal point; a second value for upward wiping at a second wiping angle between the first wiping angle and the upper reversal point, wherein the second value for upward wiping at the second wiping angle is smaller than the first, maximum value for upward wiping at the first wiping angle; a first, maximum value for downward wiping at a wiping angle between the upper reversal point and the lower reversal point, wherein the first, maximum value for downward wiping is greater than the first, maximum value for upward wiping; and a second value for downward wiping which corresponds to a wiper position corresponding to the second wiping angle, wherein the second value for downward wiping is greater than the second value for upward wiping. a first, maximum value for upward wiping at a first wiping angle between a lower reversal point and an upper reversal point; a second value for upward wiping at a second wiping angle between the first wiping angle and the upper reversal point, wherein the second value for upward wiping at the second wiping angle is smaller than the first, maximum value for upward wiping at the first wiping angle; a first, maximum value for downward wiping at a wiping angle between the upper reversal point and the lower reversal point, wherein the first, maximum value for downward wiping is greater than the first, maximum value for upward wiping; and a second value for downward wiping which corresponds to a wiper position corresponding to the second wiping angle, wherein the second value for downward wiping is greater than the second value for upward wiping.