Perez, who almost pulled off team's one stop strategy, was running fourth on Lap 70 when was hit from behind by a charging Felipe Massa in the Williams going into Turn One.
The accident meant the action-packed race finished behind the safety car.
The crash helped Perez's teammate Hulkenberg secure his second straight fifth place finish though he lost the fourth position to McLaren's Jenson Button towards the end.
"It has been a very busy race for me today, so to come away with ten points and a fifth place is a good result," said Hulkenberg.
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"The safety car at the start didn't help me as it allowed those on supersoft tyres to stretch their stints. Being on a different strategy from everyone else meant I always had someone pushing close behind me: it was fun, but also very challenging," said the 26-year-old, who was made his only pit stop as late as on Lap 41.
Perez, who was heard complaining about his rear brakes towards the end, was held responsible for causing the collision and given a five-place grid penalty for the next race in Austria.
The Mexican held on to second spot for substantial part of the race before the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and eventual race winner Daniel Ricciardo passed him on fresher tyres.
"On the final lap I was defending my position going into turn one when I suddenly got hit from behind. It was a big impact, but I am okay. I'm really sad for the team because we had an amazing race today and the one-stop strategy was working perfectly," said Perez, who scored his first podium for Force India in Bahrain.