The invention discloses a car driver type recognition method which comprises the following steps: 1, signal acquisition and processing: through a CAN equipment driving module and a CAN information processing module, a TCU processes data frames between the TCU and an ECU as well as those between the TCU and an ABS, so as to acquire real-time engine speed, accelerator, footbrake and car speed signals; 2, through an accelerator differential signal calculation module, the TCU averages the accelerator signals, so as to acquire an accelerator average signal; 3, through a drive type recognition fuzzycontrol system module, the TCU calculates a driver factor according to the real-time engine speed, accelerator, footbrake, key switch, handle position and car speed signals; 4, driver factor normalization processing: through a driver factor normalization module, the TCU processes the driver factor through normalization; and 5, through a driver factor filtration module, the TCU processes the normalized driver factor through filtration. By adoption of the car driver type recognition method disclosed by the invention, a driver type can be automatically recognized, and then the optimal gear for car driving can be adjusted.