The invention relates to a bearing element (7) for supporting the rotor hub (4) of a wind turbine (1), comprising at least one inner ring element (10, 40) and at least one outer ring element (11, 41), wherein a plain bearing support is developed between the inner ring element (10, 40) and the outer ring element (11, 41), and wherein the plain bearing support is formed by at least two plain bearings (8, 9, 38, 39) arranged at an axial distance (44) from each other.