DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

Provided is a drive control device for a hybrid vehicle, that suppresses counterforce generated in conjunction with the starting of the engine. The drive control device comprises: a clutch (CL) that engages/disengages between a carrier (C1) for a first planetary gear device (14) and a carrier (C2) for a second planetary gear device (16); and a brake (BK) that engages/disengages the carrier (C2) from a housing (26). The drive control device is configured such that the brake (BK) is engaged and the engine (12) speed is increased by a first electric motor (MG1) when the engine (12) is started, and the counterforce generated in an output gear (30) in conjunction with the starting of the engine (12) is suppressed by a second electric motor (MG2), thereby suitably suppressing the counterforce that occurs in conjunction with the starting of the engine (12) from the stopped state for the engine (12).