Stator for an electric machine , comprising a first end face , an opposite second end face and a multiplicity of pins , which are arranged on concentric circles at different distances from a stator centre point (M) in slots (51-58, 91-98) in the stator , wherein each concentric circle forms a layer (L1, L2, L3, L4), wherein - the stator has a multiplicity of windings , which extend over the entire circumference of the stator and thereby form a partial-coil; - in each case four pins in different layers (L1, L2, L3, L4) are connected to one another in series and form a winding , - a first pin of the first winding is located in a first slot in the third layer (L3), - a second pin of the first winding is located in a second slot in the fourth layer (L4) and is connected to the first pin on the second end face by means of a first type of connection , wherein the second slot is at a first radial distance from the first slot in a first circumferential direction of the stator , - a third pin of the first winding is located in a third slot in the second layer (L2) and is connected to the second pin on the first end face by means of a second type of connection , wherein the third slot lies adjacent to the first slot , - a fourth pin of the first winding is located in a fourth slot in the first layer (L1) and is connected to the third pin on the second end face by means of a third type of connection , wherein the fourth slot lies adjacent to the second slot , wherein the third and fourth slots in the circumferential direction lie on the same neighbouring side of the first and second slots , wherein the first distance lies between the third slot and the fourth slot , a second distance lies between the third slot and the second slot and the second distance is smaller than the first distance , - at least the fourth pin in the fourth slot is connected to a fifth pin in the third layer (L3) in a fifth slot by means of a fourth type of connection , - with the fifth pin , the serial connection of the subsequent pins in the stator begins again, and - the first, second and third types of connection differ from one another. - the stator has a multiplicity of windings , which extend over the entire circumference of the stator and thereby form a partial-coil; - in each case four pins in different layers (L1, L2, L3, L4) are connected to one another in series and form a winding , - a first pin of the first winding is located in a first slot in the third layer (L3), - a second pin of the first winding is located in a second slot in the fourth layer (L4) and is connected to the first pin on the second end face by means of a first type of connection , wherein the second slot is at a first radial distance from the first slot in a first circumferential direction of the stator , - a third pin of the first winding is located in a third slot in the second layer (L2) and is connected to the second pin on the first end face by means of a second type of connection , wherein the third slot lies adjacent to the first slot , - a fourth pin of the first winding is located in a fourth slot in the first layer (L1) and is connected to the third pin on the second end face by means of a third type of connection , wherein the fourth slot lies adjacent to the second slot , wherein the third and fourth slots in the circumferential direction lie on the same neighbouring side of the first and second slots , wherein the first distance lies between the third slot and the fourth slot , a second distance lies between the third slot and the second slot and the second distance is smaller than the first distance , - at least the fourth pin in the fourth slot is connected to a fifth pin in the third layer (L3) in a fifth slot by means of a fourth type of connection , - with the fifth pin , the serial connection of the subsequent pins in the stator begins again, and - the first, second and third types of connection differ from one another. <EOS>