From 11th on the grid at Imola, Russell made a good start and had a superb race to fourth place in the tricky wet/dry event.
Hamilton meanwhile struggled to make progress and finished where he started in 14th on the road, spending most of the race stuck behind Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri, but gained a place when Esteban Ocon was hit with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in front of Hamilton in the pits.
