An oil ring for a rotary electrical machine comprising a housing delimiting an internal cavity that houses a rotor and stator assembly, the rotor being arranged on a main shaft of the machine, a lubricating fluid reservoir defining a hub part with a radial inner surface with respect to the main shaft of the machine, and at least one roller bearing coupled to the main shaft and supported by the hub part and by a bushing, the oil ring comprising a wall of substantially circular cross-section and at least one elongated and inclined projection on an outer surface of the wall, wherein the oil ring is dimensioned to be arranged between the main shaft of the machine and the radial inner surface of the hub part, and further comprising five elongated and inclined projections spaced apart.