Micromechanical rate-of-rotation sensor comprising: a first Coriolis mass element and a second Coriolis mass element, which are arranged above a surface of a substrate; a drive device, by means of which the first Coriolis mass element and the second Coriolis mass element can be driven to vibrate along a first axis (x); and a detection device, by means of which deflections of the first Coriolis mass element and of the second Coriolis mass element along a second axis (y), which is perpendicular to the first axis (x), on account of a correspondingly acting Coriolis force can be detected, wherein the first axis (x) and the second axis (y) run parallel to the surface of the substrate; the detection device has a first detection mass device (3a, 3a') and a second detection mass device (3b, 3b'); and the centres of gravity of the first Coriolis mass element, the second Coriolis mass element, the first detection mass device (3a, 3a') and the second detection mass device (3b, 3b') coincide at a common mass centre of gravity in the rest state, characterized in that the drive device has a first drive mass device (1a, 1a') and a second drive mass device (1b, 1b'), and the centres of gravity of the first drive mass device (1a, 1a') and the second drive mass device (1b, 1b') likewise coincide at the common mass centre of gravity in the rest state, wherein the first drive mass device (1a, 1a') has a first drive mass element and a second drive mass element, and the second drive mass device (1b, 1b') has a third drive mass element and a fourth drive mass element, which can be driven individually via a respective comb drive (12a, 12b, 13a, 13b, 12a', 12b', 13a', 13b'), wherein the first and second drive mass element (1a, 1a') are connected to the first Coriolis mass element by fifth springs (8a, 8a'), which are designed to be hard along the first axis (x) and soft along the second axis (y), and are connected to the substrate by sixth springs (5a, 5a'), which are designed to be soft along the first axis (x) and hard along the second axis (y); and the third and fourth drive mass element (1b, 1b') are connected to the second Coriolis mass element via seventh springs (8b, 8b'), which are designed to be hard along the first axis (x) and soft along the second axis (y), and are connected to the substrate by eighth springs (5b, 5b'), which are designed to be soft along the first axis (x) and hard along the second axis (y). a first Coriolis mass element and a second Coriolis mass element, which are arranged above a surface of a substrate; a drive device, by means of which the first Coriolis mass element and the second Coriolis mass element can be driven to vibrate along a first axis (x); and a detection device, by means of which deflections of the first Coriolis mass element and of the second Coriolis mass element along a second axis (y), which is perpendicular to the first axis (x), on account of a correspondingly acting Coriolis force can be detected, wherein the first axis (x) and the second axis (y) run parallel to the surface of the substrate; the detection device has a first detection mass device (3a, 3a') and a second detection mass device (3b, 3b'); and the centres of gravity of the first Coriolis mass element, the second Coriolis mass element, the first detection mass device (3a, 3a') and the second detection mass device (3b, 3b') coincide at a common mass centre of gravity in the rest state, characterized in that the drive device has a first drive mass device (1a, 1a') and a second drive mass device (1b, 1b'), and the centres of gravity of the first drive mass device (1a, 1a') and the second drive mass device (1b, 1b') likewise coincide at the common mass centre of gravity in the rest state, wherein the first drive mass device (1a, 1a') has a first drive mass element and a second drive mass element, and the second drive mass device (1b, 1b') has a third drive mass element and a fourth drive mass element, which can be driven individually via a respective comb drive (12a, 12b, 13a, 13b, 12a', 12b', 13a', 13b'), wherein the first and second drive mass element (1a, 1a') are connected to the first Coriolis mass element by fifth springs (8a, 8a'), which are designed to be hard along the first axis (x) and soft along the second axis (y), and are connected to the substrate by sixth springs (5a, 5a'), which are designed to be soft along the first axis (x) and hard along the second axis (y); and the third and fourth drive mass element (1b, 1b') are connected to the second Coriolis mass element via seventh springs (8b, 8b'), which are designed to be hard along the first axis (x) and soft along the second axis (y), and are connected to the substrate by eighth springs (5b, 5b'), which are designed to be soft along the first axis (x) and hard along the second axis (y).