A hybrid vehicle control apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine; a transmission mechanism (300, 400) having a plurality of shift positions (GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5, GRR) with mutually different gear ratios and capable of changing a transmission gear ratio as a ratio of rotational speeds between an input shaft (IS1, IS2) and an output shaft (OS1, OS2) connected to wheels (FL, FR) in accordance with the shift positions (GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5, GRR); a clutch (CL1, CL2) capable of cutting off an engine output shaft of the internal combustion engine and the input shaft (IS1, IS2); a rotating electrical machine capable of inputting/outputting torque via the input shaft; and a brake apparatus (BRR, BRL) capable of applying friction braking torque to the wheels (FL, FR), wherein the hybrid vehicle is capable of connecting an output shaft of the rotating electrical machine to a shaft different from the input shaft (IS1, IS2) to which the engine output shaft is connected in the transmission mechanism (300, 400), characterized by the fact that said hybrid vehicle control apparatus comprises: a first replacement controlling device configured to replace regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine by engagement torque of the clutch if probability of starting the internal combustion engine is high on demand of changing a connection state between the rotating electrical machine and the transmission mechanism (300, 400) in regenerative braking by the regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine, and a second replacement controlling device configured to replace the regenerative braking torque by the friction braking torque if the start probability is low on the change demand. an internal combustion engine; a transmission mechanism (300, 400) having a plurality of shift positions (GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5, GRR) with mutually different gear ratios and capable of changing a transmission gear ratio as a ratio of rotational speeds between an input shaft (IS1, IS2) and an output shaft (OS1, OS2) connected to wheels (FL, FR) in accordance with the shift positions (GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5, GRR); a clutch (CL1, CL2) capable of cutting off an engine output shaft of the internal combustion engine and the input shaft (IS1, IS2); a rotating electrical machine capable of inputting/outputting torque via the input shaft; and a brake apparatus (BRR, BRL) capable of applying friction braking torque to the wheels (FL, FR), wherein the hybrid vehicle is capable of connecting an output shaft of the rotating electrical machine to a shaft different from the input shaft (IS1, IS2) to which the engine output shaft is connected in the transmission mechanism (300, 400), characterized by the fact that said hybrid vehicle control apparatus comprises: a first replacement controlling device configured to replace regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine by engagement torque of the clutch if probability of starting the internal combustion engine is high on demand of changing a connection state between the rotating electrical machine and the transmission mechanism (300, 400) in regenerative braking by the regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine, and a second replacement controlling device configured to replace the regenerative braking torque by the friction braking torque if the start probability is low on the change demand. a first replacement controlling device configured to replace regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine by engagement torque of the clutch if probability of starting the internal combustion engine is high on demand of changing a connection state between the rotating electrical machine and the transmission mechanism (300, 400) in regenerative braking by the regenerative braking torque of the rotating electrical machine, and a second replacement controlling device configured to replace the regenerative braking torque by the friction braking torque if the start probability is low on the change demand.