The invention relates to a flexible spring element (1) which is made of a fibre-plastic
composite material (4, 22) and has a cover layer (2, 3) made of a first fibre-plastic
composite material (4) on each of two outer sides (9, 10)
lying opposite one another, fibres (5) being aligned parallel relative to one another at least in bundles within the cover
layers (2, 3) and running parallel to the outer side (9, 10) associated with the respective cover layer (2, 3). The flexible spring element (1) has at least one curved portion (13, 14), in which a centre plane (8) of the unloaded flexible spring element (1) running with equal spacing between the two cover
layers (2, 3) runs in a curved manner in a longitudinal direction (7) of the flexible spring element (1). The flexible spring element (1) also has at least one longitudinal portion (15, 16, 17) in which the centre plane (8) of the unloaded flexible spring element (1) either has no significant curvature or has a reversal of curvature. In the at least one curved portion (13, 14) the flexible spring element (1) has a spacing extending element (20, 21) which is arranged between the two cover
layers (2, 3) and is made of a different material than the two cover layers (2, 3). The material of the spacing extending element (20, 21) may be a second fibre-plastic
composite material (22) having short and undirected fibres (23).