His Force India teammate finished Sergio Perez narrowly missed out on points, finishing 11th in the 70-lap race after starting 10th on the grid.
Hulkenberg, starting seventh, could have finished higher than eighth but a contact with Sebastian Vettel while defending his position dented his chances of scoring more points.
"It was not the most eventful race and I was by myself most of the time, except for the battle with Sebastian. In hindsight I probably shouldn't have tried so hard to defend against Seb, but when you're a racer you just don't want to give up a position without a fight," said Hulkenberg.
Force India are now seventh in the team standings with 21 points.
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