A drive apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, the drive apparatus comprising: (a) a hybrid drive unit (14; 150) including (a-1) an automatic transmission including a plurality of hydraulically-operated shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2) and configured to establish a plurality of gear positions depending on engaged/released states of the shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2), (a-2) a first rotating machine, and (a-3) an engine connected to the first rotating machine through a hydraulically-operated connecting/disconnecting device such that the engine is disconnectable from the first rotating machine that is disposed in a power transmission path between the automatic transmission and the engine, and wherein the hybrid drive unit (14; 150) is configured to drive one of front and rear wheels (12, 16) of the hybrid vehicle through the automatic transmission, with the engine and the first rotating machine being used as running drive power sources; (b) an electric drive unit including a second rotating machine and configured to drive the other of the front and rear wheels (12, 16), with the second rotating machine being used as a running drive power source; (c) a hydraulic control unit including a plurality of electromagnetic valves (29, SL1-SL6, SLK) configured to switch the engaged/released states of the shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2) and an engaged/released state of the connecting/disconnecting device; and (d) a hybrid control device (70; 230) configured, in event of an anomaly that disables a shift control of the automatic transmission, to generate an electric power by causing the first rotating machine to be rotated by the engine and drive the hybrid vehicle to run by causing the second rotating machine of the electric drive unit to be operated with use of the generated electric power, in a state in which a power transmission through the automatic transmission is cut off and the connecting/disconnecting device is engaged. (a) a hybrid drive unit (14; 150) including (a-1) an automatic transmission including a plurality of hydraulically-operated shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2) and configured to establish a plurality of gear positions depending on engaged/released states of the shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2), (a-2) a first rotating machine, and (a-3) an engine connected to the first rotating machine through a hydraulically-operated connecting/disconnecting device such that the engine is disconnectable from the first rotating machine that is disposed in a power transmission path between the automatic transmission and the engine, and wherein the hybrid drive unit (14; 150) is configured to drive one of front and rear wheels (12, 16) of the hybrid vehicle through the automatic transmission, with the engine and the first rotating machine being used as running drive power sources; (b) an electric drive unit including a second rotating machine and configured to drive the other of the front and rear wheels (12, 16), with the second rotating machine being used as a running drive power source; (c) a hydraulic control unit including a plurality of electromagnetic valves (29, SL1-SL6, SLK) configured to switch the engaged/released states of the shifting engagement devices (CB, C1-C4, B1, B2) and an engaged/released state of the connecting/disconnecting device; and (d) a hybrid control device (70; 230) configured, in event of an anomaly that disables a shift control of the automatic transmission, to generate an electric power by causing the first rotating machine to be rotated by the engine and drive the hybrid vehicle to run by causing the second rotating machine of the electric drive unit to be operated with use of the generated electric power, in a state in which a power transmission through the automatic transmission is cut off and the connecting/disconnecting device is engaged.