PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle motion control apparatus properly balancing a smooth and highly fuel-efficient traveling with a low traveling energy loss and a maximized vehicle motion performance according to travel conditions. SOLUTION: A front/rear driving/braking force control unit 30 calculates driving/braking forces of front and rear axles that minimize energy loss realizing a target steering characteristic as first front/rear driving/braking forces Fxfte, Fxrte and calculates driving/braking forces of the front and rear axles that realize the target steering characteristic and maximize the sum of maximum tire lateral forces of the front and rear axles as second front/rear driving/braking forces Fxftp, Fxrtp. Then, the front/rear driving/braking force control unit 30 sets a grip margin Mg based on the tire lateral force Fyf, Fyr of the front and rear shafts which is calculated based on lateral acceleration (d 2 y/dt 2 ), and road information (road μ), calculates target driving/braking forces Fxft, Fxrt of the front and rear axles according to the grip margin Mg based on the first front/rear driving/braking forces Fxfte, Fxrte and the second front/rear driving/braking forces Fxftp, Fxrtp, and outputs the target driving/braking forces Fxft, Fxrt to a driving/braking force control unit 20. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT