Method for controlling the speed of a torque-controlled internal combustion engine

A method for controlling the speed of a torque-controlled internal combustion engine (1) in which the generation of the drive torque (C) is regulated by actuators (10, 13) which are controlled from a control value (Cist) of the instantaneous torque and by a control value (Cpre) of the predicted torque, the method providing for the calculation of an objective value (nobb) of the speed, the calculation of an objective value (RCobb) of the torque reserve, the calculation of an objective value (Cpobb) of the potential torque on the basis of the objective value (RCobb) of the torque reserve, the generation of the control value (Cist) of the instantaneous torque by means of a first feedback control loop (20) which uses as input the objective value (nobb) of the speed, and the generation of the control value (Cpre) of the predicted torque by means of a second feedback control loop (21) which uses as input the objective value (Cpobb) of the potential torque.