Method for controlling the fuel injection of a direct injected combustion engine

An injector (20) is centrally mounted in a cylinder head (12) and produces a conical spray. It has a dispersion angle (a1) such that there is a lowest position (PL) of the piston (18) which does not allow fuel to strike the cylinder (10) sides. For all positions of the piston between the lowest position and the bottom dead center fuel injection is limited, typically by using very high pressures and very short durations so that the fuel is vaporized before reaching the cylinder walls.