A claw pole stator for a stepping motor having at least a first and a second claw pole plate, each of which has a yoke and pole claws, the first and the second claw pole plate having the same number of pole claws and pole gaps and being coaxially disposed with respect to one another, wherein the pole claws of the first claw pole plate engage in the pole gaps of the second claw pole plate, and having a toroid coil that is located between the first claw pole plate and the second claw pole plate and at least the pole claws of the first claw pole plate being divided into several sections that comprise a first section that is connected to the yoke and is substantially trapezoidal in shape and tapered, narrowing with increasing distance from the yoke and that comprise a second section that adjoins the first section and is substantially rectangular in shape.