A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, wherein - the hybrid vehicle comprises, on a driveline, an engine (Eng), a motor/generator, a clutch and driving wheels (RL, RR), and transmitting a driving force from the engine (Eng) to the driving wheels (RL, RR) through the motor/generator and the engaged clutch and bringing a drive load that is applied to the engine (Eng) from the driving wheels (RL, RR) to a no-load state by disengagement of the clutch, - the control apparatus comprises a racing control section which, when an accelerator depression operation is done in a state in which the engine (Eng) is in the no-load state, in a case where a torque absorption restriction condition that restricts torque absorption by the motor/generator with an engine torque being a power-generation torque is satisfied, is configured to restrict an rotation speed of the engine (Eng), and - the control apparatus is configured such that an upper limit rotation speed of the engine rotation speed of the case, where the torque absorption by the motor/generator with the engine torque being the power-generation torque is restricted when the accelerator depression operation is done in the state in which the engine (Eng) is in the no-load state, is set to an upper limit rotation speed that is a smallest value of: - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the charge capacity of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the temperature of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of the motor/generator, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of an inverter and - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the inverter. - the hybrid vehicle comprises, on a driveline, an engine (Eng), a motor/generator, a clutch and driving wheels (RL, RR), and transmitting a driving force from the engine (Eng) to the driving wheels (RL, RR) through the motor/generator and the engaged clutch and bringing a drive load that is applied to the engine (Eng) from the driving wheels (RL, RR) to a no-load state by disengagement of the clutch, - the control apparatus comprises a racing control section which, when an accelerator depression operation is done in a state in which the engine (Eng) is in the no-load state, in a case where a torque absorption restriction condition that restricts torque absorption by the motor/generator with an engine torque being a power-generation torque is satisfied, is configured to restrict an rotation speed of the engine (Eng), and - the control apparatus is configured such that an upper limit rotation speed of the engine rotation speed of the case, where the torque absorption by the motor/generator with the engine torque being the power-generation torque is restricted when the accelerator depression operation is done in the state in which the engine (Eng) is in the no-load state, is set to an upper limit rotation speed that is a smallest value of: - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the charge capacity of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the temperature of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of the motor/generator, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of an inverter and - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the inverter. - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the charge capacity of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to the temperature of the battery, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of the motor/generator, - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to temperature of an inverter and - an upper limit rotation speed determined according to voltage of the inverter.