The defending five-time world champion clocked an exceptional best lap in one minute and 16.568 seconds to outpace Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by half a second.
Despite the scoreline, there will be areas of concern for Crusaders coach Scott Robertson as he prepares for a match against the Stormers in Cape Town next weekend.
Fifties from Chennai Super Kings openers Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson helped the three-times winners beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in a playoff on Friday and set up an Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Mumbai Indians.
Clermont had a long and undistinguished history of losing finals, including all three of their European Champions Cup appearances, but they have found an affinity with the continent’s 'second competition'.
The battle for survival in the Absa Premiership is as intense as the battle to be crowned champions and it all culminates on the final Saturday of the league season.
Announcing the ban, the French football federation said the sanction would go into effect from 13 May, allowing the Brazilian superstar to appear for the French champions against Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
The decision to leave Kenya's 100m and 200m champion Maximilla Imali and 400m runner Evangeline Makena off the team comes after South Africa's Caster Semenya lost a court challenge against plans to force some women to regulate their testosterone levels.
It is not the first time that 23-year-old Maximilla Imali, who also holds the Kenyan 400m record, has undergone a blood test to determine her testosterone levels.