VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

An engine (1), a manual transmission (2) and a clutch mechanism (30) provided between the engine (1) and the manual transmission (2) are mounted on a vehicle. The clutch mechanism (30) is capable of switching a disengaged state and an engaged state. The vehicle includes an engine stop unit that controls a stop of the engine (1) during travel of the vehicle. The engine stop unit performs the stop of the engine (1) when a prescribed waiting time period T1 elapses after sequential execution of an operation to put the clutch mechanism (30) into the disengaged state, an operation to put a gear stage of the manual transmission (2) into a neutral state and an operation to put the clutch mechanism (30) into the engaged state.