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 number of slot per pole per phase q, where N ≥ 3 and P ≥ 2 and q ≥ 1, wherein - the stator comprises a stator core having at least 2·N·P·q slots and a number 2·N·P·q·L of shaped conductors which are arranged in the slots in a manner radially layered in a number L of layers, where L ≥ 4 and is even, wherein - the shaped conductors form for each phase 2·q paths (7a-d), which can be interconnected with each other in series or in parallel, and are arranged in 2P winding zones, which each extend radially over L layers and in the circumferential direction over at least q directly adjacent slots, wherein - the shaped conductors of each path are interconnected in a series connection which is implemented by connectors (9a-e, 10a-f, 11a-g) arranged on the two end faces (2a, 2b) of the stator core, wherein - each path comprises L/2 groups (12a-d) of shaped conductors connected successively in series, wherein - each group (12a-d) is formed by at least one arrangement (13a, 13b) of at least four shaped conductors which are arranged alternately in two directly adjacent layers (6a-g) and are connected in series by first connectors (9a-e), which each implement an offset by q·N slots in the circumferential direction and an offset by one layer in the radial direction, characterized in that - pairs of groups (12a-d) which are adjacent in terms of the series connection are connected in each case by a second connector (10a-f) which implements an offset by a plurality of slots in the circumferential direction and an offset by two layers in the radial direction. - the stator has a number N of phases (U, V, W), a number P of pole pairs and a number of slot per pole per phase q, where N ≥ 3 and P ≥ 2 and q ≥ 1, wherein - the stator comprises a stator core having at least 2·N·P·q slots and a number 2·N·P·q·L of shaped conductors which are arranged in the slots in a manner radially layered in a number L of layers, where L ≥ 4 and is even, wherein - the shaped conductors form for each phase 2·q paths (7a-d), which can be interconnected with each other in series or in parallel, and are arranged in 2P winding zones, which each extend radially over L layers and in the circumferential direction over at least q directly adjacent slots, wherein - the shaped conductors of each path are interconnected in a series connection which is implemented by connectors (9a-e, 10a-f, 11a-g) arranged on the two end faces (2a, 2b) of the stator core, wherein - each path comprises L/2 groups (12a-d) of shaped conductors connected successively in series, wherein - each group (12a-d) is formed by at least one arrangement (13a, 13b) of at least four shaped conductors which are arranged alternately in two directly adjacent layers (6a-g) and are connected in series by first connectors (9a-e), which each implement an offset by q·N slots in the circumferential direction and an offset by one layer in the radial direction, characterized in that - pairs of groups (12a-d) which are adjacent in terms of the series connection are connected in each case by a second connector (10a-f) which implements an offset by a plurality of slots in the circumferential direction and an offset by two layers in the radial direction.