Containing a
spark plug (10; 50; 80): a central
electrode (20) extending along an axis (O) from a front end to a rear end; an insulator (11) with a front end section (14) designed as a tube with a bottom, surrounding a tip (21) of the central
electrode (20); a
metal casing (30) which is tubular in shape and structured to support the insulator (11) such that the front end section (14) of the insulator (11) projects from a front end section (31) of the
metal casing (30) to the front end side; and a plurality of ground electrodes (40; 60; 90), each of which has a first end (43, 46; 65, 68, 71, 74; 95, 98, 101, 104) which forms a
discharge gap (45, 48; 67, 70, 73, 76; 97, 100, 103, 106) with the front end section (14) of the insulator (11), and a second end (44, 47; 66, 69, 72, 75; 96, 99, 102, 105) which is connected to the front end section (31) of the
metal shell (30), wherein the majority of ground electrodes (40; 60; 90) comprise a pair of ground electrodes whose associated
discharge gaps (45, 48; 67, 70, 73, 76; 97, 100, 103, 106) differ in size from each other.