high hydrostatic pressure and returned into a region of relatively low hydrostatic pressure within the lubricant gap preferably the removal of the lubricant and the introduction of the lubricant respectively takes place within such a bearing segment 1 in particular in respect of each of these bearing segments 1 of the axial plain bearing to this end within the respective bearing segment 1 a lubricant path 7 can preferably be configured which runs inside the respective bearing segment 1 and via which the lubricant is removed from the high pressure region and introduced into the low pressure region for the realization of this transport of lubricant from the high pressure region to the low pressure region within the respective bearing segment 1 the respective bearing segment 1 contains at least one equalizing duct 8 the respective equalizing duct 8 extends inside the respective bearing segment 1 at a distance from the sliding surface 5 the respective equalizing duct 8 serves to connect the high pressure region in the lubricant gap to the low pressure region in the lubricant gap so that during operation lubricant can flow from the high pressure region to the low pressure region to be precise counter to the general direction of flow of the lubricant in the lubricant gap corresponding to the rotational direction 2 fig7 now shows the pressure curve in the lubricant gap along the sliding surface 5 in the bearing segment 1 according to the invention and in an axial plain bearing according to the invention at 9 the removal of the lubricant from the lubricant gap takes place whereby the high pressure region exhibits a significant intrusion and now instead of one maximum has two maxima at 10 the introduction.