Abstract: In a gasket ring for sealing flange connections and flange connections including the gasket ring, preferably connections of flanges made of plastic, in the radial direction the gasket ring is subdivided into a primary gasket ring and a secondary gasket ring, both rings being concentrically arranged and connected to each other, the secondary gasket ring being arranged on the radial outside of the primary gasket ring, the modulus of elasticity of material of the secondary gasket ring being at least 10 times higher than the modulus of elasticity of the material of the primary gasket ring, the secondary gasket ring in the major part of its radial extension having an axial main height smaller than the maximum axial height of the primary gasket ring.