Michelin has made a slight alteration to its allocation for thid weekend's Portimao MotoGP round, changing from a aysmmetric hard front to a symmetric version.

The range for MotoGP's second Algarve visit of the season will comprise the usual three compounds of front and rear Power Slicks. The front tyres will feature soft, medium and hard compounds which are all symmetric, while the rears will be soft, medium and hard, but with a medium compound symmetric and the soft and hard compounds being asymmetric – with the harder compound on the right to cope with the higher number of right-hand corners.

The temperatures in the Algarve in November should be fairly similar to April, but due to the time of year and its location close to the Atlantic, there is an increased chance of rain compared to the Spring.

With this in mind, wets will also be available, and the allocation will be soft and medium symmetric fronts, and soft and medium rears with an asymmetric design featuring a harder compound on the right, the same as their slick counterparts.

“After the emotional rollercoaster of Misano, with its incredible highs and lows, we are now back at the physical rollercoaster of Portimao with its elevation changes," said Michelin boss Piero Tiramisu.

“The allocation for this race is slightly different to the previous race back in April. We took onboard the feedback from the riders regarding the Hard compound asymmetric front option and have replaced that tyre with a symmetric version to give them improved feedback and confidence when turning into corners."