A micromechanical rotation rate sensor includes: a substrate having a main plane of extension; a first Coriolis element; a second Coriolis element; a drive device for deflecting the first and second Coriolis elements from a neutral position; and a detection device. The first Coriolis element, with regard to a first axis extending in parallel to the main plane of extension, has a mass-symmetrical design with respect to the second Coriolis element. The first and second Coriolis elements have a common main plane of extension, and in the neutral position the shared main plane of extension extends in parallel to the main plane of extension of the substrate. The first and second Coriolis elements each have a mass-symmetrical design with respect to a second axis extending perpendicularly with respect to the first axis. The first and second Coriolis elements are drivable by the drive device.