Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 Race Canceled in November

Formula One cars race on the circuit during the final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, on March 16, 2019. Andy Brownbill/AP Photo

MELBOURNE, Australia—The Australian Grand Prix has been canceled after local organizers and Formula One couldn’t come up with a compromise over Australia’s strict travel and quarantine issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The race was postponed from its original season-opening spot on the F1 calendar on March 21 and had been rescheduled for Nov. 21.