The Australian benefitted from quick thinking from the Red Bull team, which pitted both its drivers at opportune moments during the 56-lap race in order to wrestle control of the race from Ferrari and Mercedes.
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas finished second and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third but the driver of the day was without a doubt Ricciardo, whose daring passing moves had the commentators gasping in disbelief.
It was Ricciardo's sixth win in Formula 1, with every one of those wins coming from outside a top three grid position, cementing his status as one of the most exciting drivers in the sport.
His pass on Lewis Hamilton on the turn 14 hairpin from well back was particularly audacious, seemingly catching the four-time world champion by surprise.
"Sometimes you've just got to lick the stamp and send it," Ricciardo said of the move.
"I don't know what it is, I don't seem to win boring races. They're all pretty fun. I didn't expect that," he said after the race.
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