Fastening element , in particular torque support, for fastening a rotary encoder with an encoder shaft to a housing , having - a ring , by means of which the encoder shaft is able to be surrounded, - at least two first cutouts , by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the rotary encoder or to the housing , - at least two second cutouts , by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the housing or to the rotary encoder , - at least two webs , which extend from a respective connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the second cutouts , - wherein the respective connecting region is arranged closer to one of two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction , - wherein the respective web extends in the direction of the other of the two neighbouring first cutouts in the negative circumferential direction , wherein the respective second cutout is arranged in the region of the end of the respective web in the negative circumferential direction , wherein the fastening element furthermore has at least two further webs , which extend from a respective further connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the first cutouts , wherein the respective further web extends in an axial direction and the respective first cutout is arranged in the region of the axial end of the respective further web , characterized in that the fastening element has two first cutouts , two second cutouts and two webs , which are in each case situated diametrically opposite one another in pairs, wherein the respective connecting region is arranged offset by 30° to 50°, preferably 40°, from the centre between two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction , and wherein the respective web , proceeding from the respective connecting region , extends over an extent of 100° to 120° in the negative circumferential direction . - a ring , by means of which the encoder shaft is able to be surrounded, - at least two first cutouts , by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the rotary encoder or to the housing , - at least two second cutouts , by means of which the fastening element is able to be fastened to the housing or to the rotary encoder , - at least two webs , which extend from a respective connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the second cutouts , - wherein the respective connecting region is arranged closer to one of two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction , - wherein the respective web extends in the direction of the other of the two neighbouring first cutouts in the negative circumferential direction , wherein the respective second cutout is arranged in the region of the end of the respective web in the negative circumferential direction , wherein the fastening element furthermore has at least two further webs , which extend from a respective further connecting region of the ring in each case radially outwards or inwards and which have in each case one of the first cutouts , wherein the respective further web extends in an axial direction and the respective first cutout is arranged in the region of the axial end of the respective further web , characterized in that the fastening element has two first cutouts , two second cutouts and two webs , which are in each case situated diametrically opposite one another in pairs, wherein the respective connecting region is arranged offset by 30° to 50°, preferably 40°, from the centre between two neighbouring first cutouts in the positive circumferential direction , and wherein the respective web , proceeding from the respective connecting region , extends over an extent of 100° to 120° in the negative circumferential direction . <EOS>