Method for calibrating a planar drive which comprises a stator and a rotor which can be moved in an x direction and in a y direction with respect to the stator, wherein the x direction and the y direction span a movement plane of the rotor, and wherein the planar drive comprises the following further components: - at least one first x drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the x direction; - a first y drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the y direction; - a y sensor for determining the position of the rotor with respect to the stator in the y direction, wherein the y sensor is arranged spaced apart from the first y drive; - a y actuation unit which is electrically connected to the y sensor, for actuating the first y drive, and - at least one first x sensor for determining the position of the rotor with respect to the stator in the x direction; wherein the method comprises the following steps: - actuating the first y drive by means of the y actuation unit for securing the rotor at the location of the first y drive in the y direction; characterized in that the planar drive comprises the following components: - has a second y drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the y direction, wherein the second y drive is arranged spaced apart from the first y drive in the x direction, and the y actuation unit actuates the second y drive, and in that the method comprises the following steps: - actuating the second y drive by means of the y actuation unit in order to move the rotor over a first distance in the y direction, wherein, owing to the securing first y drive, the rotor rotates in a rotational axis arranged perpendicularly with respect to the plane of movement; - measuring the rotation of the rotor using the first x sensor, wherein the signal of the first x sensor is recorded as a function of the first distance, actuated with the y actuation unit, of the second y drive; and - calibrating the y actuation unit by evaluating the signal of the y sensor with the recorded signal of the first x sensor. - at least one first x drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the x direction; - a first y drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the y direction; - a y sensor for determining the position of the rotor with respect to the stator in the y direction, wherein the y sensor is arranged spaced apart from the first y drive; - a y actuation unit which is electrically connected to the y sensor, for actuating the first y drive, and - at least one first x sensor for determining the position of the rotor with respect to the stator in the x direction; - actuating the first y drive by means of the y actuation unit for securing the rotor at the location of the first y drive in the y direction; - has a second y drive which is arranged on the rotor, for driving the rotor in the y direction, wherein the second y drive is arranged spaced apart from the first y drive in the x direction, and the y actuation unit actuates the second y drive, and - actuating the second y drive by means of the y actuation unit in order to move the rotor over a first distance in the y direction, wherein, owing to the securing first y drive, the rotor rotates in a rotational axis arranged perpendicularly with respect to the plane of movement; - measuring the rotation of the rotor using the first x sensor, - calibrating the y actuation unit by evaluating the signal of the y sensor with the recorded signal of the first x sensor.