A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a vehicle body speed deriving portion which is configured to derive a vehicle body speed of a vehicle; a wheel speed difference deriving portion which is configured to derive a wheel speed difference that is a deviation between a maximum wheel speed and a minimum wheel speed among each wheel speed of wheels of the vehicle; a request drive amount deriving portion which is configured to derive a request drive amount for a drive source of the vehicle; a torque suppressing device which is configured to suppress torque of a drive wheel among the wheels of the vehicle; a traction control portion which is configured to control the torque suppressing device to suppress an acceleration slip of the drive wheel based on a target slip ratio that is a target value of a slip ratio that is an acceleration slip ratio of the drive wheel relative to the vehicle body speed; and a target slip ratio setting portion which is configured to set the target slip ratio based on the wheel speed difference or a combination of the wheel speed difference and at least one of the vehicle body speed and the request drive amount, characterized in that the vehicle control apparatus further comprises a steering angle deriving portion configured to obtain a steering angle from a steering angle sensor and derive the steering angle of the vehicle, and a yaw rate deriving portion configured to obtain the detection signal from a yaw rate sensor and derive the yaw rate of the vehicle; wherein the target slip ratio setting portion is configured to prohibit changing of the target slip ratio when the steering angle is larger than a steering angle threshold value or when the yaw rate is larger than a yaw rate threshold value. a vehicle body speed deriving portion which is configured to derive a vehicle body speed of a vehicle; a wheel speed difference deriving portion which is configured to derive a wheel speed difference that is a deviation between a maximum wheel speed and a minimum wheel speed among each wheel speed of wheels of the vehicle; a request drive amount deriving portion which is configured to derive a request drive amount for a drive source of the vehicle; a torque suppressing device which is configured to suppress torque of a drive wheel among the wheels of the vehicle; a traction control portion which is configured to control the torque suppressing device to suppress an acceleration slip of the drive wheel based on a target slip ratio that is a target value of a slip ratio that is an acceleration slip ratio of the drive wheel relative to the vehicle body speed; and a target slip ratio setting portion which is configured to set the target slip ratio based on the wheel speed difference or a combination of the wheel speed difference and at least one of the vehicle body speed and the request drive amount, characterized in that the vehicle control apparatus further comprises a steering angle deriving portion configured to obtain a steering angle from a steering angle sensor and derive the steering angle of the vehicle, and a yaw rate deriving portion configured to obtain the detection signal from a yaw rate sensor and derive the yaw rate of the vehicle; wherein the target slip ratio setting portion is configured to prohibit changing of the target slip ratio when the steering angle is larger than a steering angle threshold value or when the yaw rate is larger than a yaw rate threshold value.