Internal combustion engine arranged with the crankshaft at the top and corresponding control method

A method to control an internal combustion engine (1) comprising:

• a plurality of cylinders (3), where respective pistons (4) slide on the inside;
• a crank chamber (6) arranged higher than the cylinders (3);
• a crankshaft (5), which is arranged in the crank chamber (6) higher than the cylinders (3) and is connected to the pistons (4);
• a lubricating system (17) provided with an oil tank (18), with a lubricating pump (19), which draws from the oil tank (18), and with a series of lubricating devices (20), which receive oil from the lubricating pump (19) and supply oil to moving components;
• and
• a control unit (23);
• the control method comprises the step, when a command to turn off the internal combustion engine (1) is received, of interrupting the supply of oil to the lubricating devices (20) in advance with respect to the actual stopping of the rotation of the crankshaft (5).