Device and method for controlling an internal combustion engine

The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling an internal combustion engine upon starting, having a detection means which detects operating parameters of the engine, in which a calculation means, taking the detected operating parameters before the start of the engine into account, specifies a starting strategy, and the calculation means, as a function of the specified starting strategy, defines control parameters for controlling a runup to engine operating speed, and a control means monitors the runup to engine operating speed, and in the event of a runup to engine operating speed that deviates from the starting strategy, the control means, adapts the control parameters accordingly.