A vehicular control apparatus, comprising: an automatic transmission which separates an engine and a driving wheel during a stop of the engine and in which frictional engagement means (32, 33) which engages during a start of the engine is equipped; brake holding means for holding a brake force produced through a depressed brake pedal during the stop of the engine; engine control means for performing an automatic stop of the engine when a predetermined stop condition including a situation such that the brake pedal has been depressed is established and for re-starting the engine when a predetermined start condition is established during the automatic stop; and release control means for releasing a holding of the brake force of the brake holding means when a predetermined release condition including another situation such that a depression of the brake pedal has become weakened is established, characterized in that during a re-start of the engine through the engine control means, in case where an operation of an accelerator pedal is absent until an engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) becomes a predetermined state, the release control means releases the holding of the brake force when the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) is the predetermined state and, in case where the operation of the accelerator pedal is present until the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) becomes the predetermined state, the release control means releases the holding of the brake force when the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) is an engagement state weaker than the predetermined state. an automatic transmission which separates an engine and a driving wheel during a stop of the engine and in which frictional engagement means (32, 33) which engages during a start of the engine is equipped; brake holding means for holding a brake force produced through a depressed brake pedal during the stop of the engine; engine control means for performing an automatic stop of the engine when a predetermined stop condition including a situation such that the brake pedal has been depressed is established and for re-starting the engine when a predetermined start condition is established during the automatic stop; and release control means for releasing a holding of the brake force of the brake holding means when a predetermined release condition including another situation such that a depression of the brake pedal has become weakened is established, characterized in that during a re-start of the engine through the engine control means, in case where an operation of an accelerator pedal is absent until an engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) becomes a predetermined state, the release control means releases the holding of the brake force when the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) is the predetermined state and, in case where the operation of the accelerator pedal is present until the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) becomes the predetermined state, the release control means releases the holding of the brake force when the engagement state of the frictional engagement means (32, 33) is an engagement state weaker than the predetermined state.