The invention relates to a headlight lamp having at least one lamp vessel (1) in which at least one luminous means (2, 3) is enclosed, and having a lamp base (9) which is provided with the electric terminals of the headlight lamp. The lamp base (9) has an annular metallic holder (8, 10) in which the at least one lamp vessel (1) is fixed, and at least three reference noses (11a, 11b, 11c) arranged in a common plane, as well as an annular base
flange (12), the base
flange plane being arranged parallel to the plane of the reference noses (11a-11c), and the base
flange (12) being provided with at least three lugs (12a, 12b, 12c), which are arranged along its circumference, are of resilient design and serve together with the reference noses (11a, 11b, 11c) for fastening the lamp in a headlight. According to the invention, the reference noses (11a, 11b, 11c) are integrally formed on a reference ring (11) which is connected to the annular metallic holder (8, 10) and to the base flange (12), and which has a flat annular surface (11d) arranged parallel to the base flange plane, the outside
diameter of the annular surface (11d) being greater than or equal to the inside
diameter of the base flange (12) and greater than or equal to the outside
diameter of the annular metallic holder (8, 10), and the inside diameter of the annular surface (11d) being smaller than the inside diameter of the base flange (12) and smaller than the outside diameter of the annular metallic holder (8, 10).